In the run-up to Bihar by-elections, leaders linked to Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party are reported to be joining the BJP, a development described by one outlet as a political “jolt” to Kishor. The reporting focuses on Bankipur bypoll preparations, and also references similar timing ahead of another bypoll. According to the accounts, several figures who shift from Jan Suraj to the BJP include people who had contested the Bihar Assembly elections earlier on a Jan Suraj ticket. The outlets do not attribute specific reasons for the defections or provide detailed statements from all parties, but the common theme is that the movement of party leaders to the BJP occurs close to the bypoll schedule. The articles suggest the defections may affect Jan Suraj’s local organization and electoral prospects, particularly in constituencies where the by-elections are being contested. No consensus details are provided on numbers of defectors beyond the general claim of multiple leaders joining BJP.