Kishor wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a bypoll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes.
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Commending Kishor, the chief minister said, “In the grand festival of democracy, the people have chosen Jan Suraaj in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll. I respect the people’s verdict and extend my heartfelt congratulations to Prashant Kishor ji on his victory.”
Kishor, a celebrated poll strategist, created history on his electoral debut when he garnered 64,151 votes, over Neeraj Kumar, a low-key BJP youth wing leader who was hurriedly fielded by the party after its candidate Abhishek “Bunty” pulled out at the eleventh hour, citing “family reasons”.
