Prashant Kishor to Contest Bihar’s Bankipur By-election on July 30

Prashant Kishor stated the BJP faces challenges in the Bankipur bypoll. The original candidate withdrew citing family reasons, and a new one was named. Kishor believes this shows no constituency is a permanent stronghold. He also suggested BJP supporters desire a different leader for Bihar. The Bankipur by-election is scheduled for July 30.

Patna: Even as the political temperature rises with the announcement of candidates for the Bankipur assembly by-poll, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday labeled Jan Suraaj Party  (JSP) founder and party candidate from the seat, Prashant Kishor, a “Bahurupia” and appealed to voters to remain vigilant against such people.Speaking at a public meeting after BJP candidate Abhishek Kumar filed his nomination for the seat, Samrat without naming Kishor, said that during elections, many people enter the fray who have nothing to do with Bihar or the state's politics. He urged voters to be cautious of such "Bahurupias" (imposters/ chameleons).  “In Bankipur, a party worker is contesting the election and that party workers are being given the respect they deserve. Some people would come here seeking votes, but they have no connection with Bihar,” he remarked.CJP Announces Parliament March Over Alleged Exam Irregularities, Receives Sonam Wangchuk's Support CM said that just as the NDA won 202 seats in the last Bihar assembly election, it would also win the Bankipur by-poll. He also highlighted the state government's various initiatives for state growth and asserted that the NDA had consistently worked for Bihar's development. “From providing electricity to every household to delivering public welfare services, many schemes have been implemented,” he remarked. He said that the government decided to provide up to 125 units of free electricity, and everyone including leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav was benefiting from it.Deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, RLM chief and Rajya Sabha member Upendra Kushwaha, Bihar agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, and several other NDA leaders were present at the meeting. During the event, leaders appealed to voters to support Abhishek Kumar and expressed confidence that the NDA would win the Bankipur seat.Abhishek is the state vice president of the BJP Yuva Morcha. He belongs to the Kayastha community and is considered close to BJP national president and former MLA from Bankipur Nitin Nabin. Bankipur by-election is set to witness a three-cornered electoral contest. RJD`s Rekha Gupta. Both Abhishek and Kishor are making their electoral debut by contesting the Bankipur by-poll. Rekha Gupta also filed her nomination on Thursday. Kishor will file his nomination on July 13. 

The by-poll at Bankipur constituency is scheduled to be held on July 30, and the results will come out on August 3. The Bankipur Assembly seat had fallen vacant after BJP’s Nitin Nabin, who had won the poll in the 2025 Assembly election, was later elected as party national president and then the Rajya Sabha member

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor is contesting the Bankipur Assembly by-election from the BJP's stronghold to urge voters to transcend caste and religious affiliations. He criticizes the incumbent BJP MLA for abandoning the seat after securing a Rajya Sabha berth, citing Amit Shah as a counter-example. Kishor aims to challenge the BJP's perceived arrogance and their underestimation of Bankipur's educated electorate.

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday threw his hat in the ring for a bypoll to Bihar's Bankipur assembly seat vacated by BJP president Nitin Nabin, terming it a "referendum" on the BJP-led government's performance in the state.

Kishor announced his decision to contest the seat, which has fallen vacant upon the resignation of BJP president Nitin Nabin, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP