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Prashant Kishor leads Bankipur bypoll counting early
The Hindu··3 Aug
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor led initial rounds of Bankipur assembly bypoll counting on August 3 in Patna. Counting began at 8 a.m. for the seat vacated when BJP president Nitin Nabin resigned after his Rajya Sabha election. The July 30 bypoll recorded 34.30 percent turnout with 26 candidates including BJP's Neeraj Kumar and RJD's Rekha Gupta.
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What It Means For You
- Bihar voters can watch whether debutant Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party breaks BJP's hold on Bankipur after Nitin Nabin's resignation.
- Political analysts can compare turnout of 34.30 percent against 41.45 percent in the last assembly election for signals on engagement.
- Patna residents may see whether a poll strategist's first candidacy shifts competition beyond the BJP-RJD binary in the seat.
What's Happening
- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor led initial rounds of Bankipur assembly bypoll counting on August 3.
- Counting began at 8 a.m. in Patna for the seat vacated when BJP president Nitin Nabin resigned after Rajya Sabha election.
- The July 30 bypoll recorded 34.30 percent turnout with 26 candidates in the fray.
Jan Suraaj Tests BJP Bastion In Patna
- BJP has not lost the Bankipur segment since 1995 when it was known as Patna West.
- Nabin won the seat five consecutive times, defeating RJD's Rekha Gupta by over 50,000 votes in November 2025.
- BJP fielded youth wing leader Neeraj Kumar Sinha while RJD again nominated Rekha Gupta against Kishor.
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