After zero in Bihar polls 2025, Prashant Kishor targets assembly seat left by BJP's Nitin Nabin
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is preparing to contest the upcoming bypoll for the Bankipur assembly seat, recently vacated by BJP's Nitin Nabin. Kishor views this election as a referendum on the NDA government's performance in Bihar. Despite a poor showing in the last assembly elections, Kishor remains optimistic about his party's chances against the BJP in this stronghold.
- ▪The Bankipur seat was vacated by BJP's Nitin Nabin after he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
- ▪Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party finished third in the last assembly elections, garnering a 3.4% vote share.
- ▪Kishor believes that only his party can defeat the BJP in Bankipur, which has been a stronghold for decades.
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After zero in Bihar polls 2025, Prashant Kishor targets assembly seat left by BJP's Nitin NabinJan Suraaj Party to fight bypoll to seat vacated by Nitin Nabin, can defeat BJP: Prashant KishorUpdated on: May 24, 2026 1:48 PM ISTBy HT News DeskShare viaCopy link Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) may have drawn a blank in the seat tally in the Bihar assembly elections last year — with a notable 3.4% total vote share across all seats nonetheless — but he is now hoping to make a big splash in a bypoll to the Bankipur seat.
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