Bankipur bypoll: BJP chief vows introspection after Kishor ends party's 30-yr hold
BJP national president Nitin Nabin has announced a thorough introspection following the party's loss in the Bankipur bypoll. The defeat, which ended the BJP's 30-year hold on the constituency, saw Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor secure a significant victory.
Why it matters
This result marks a major political upset in Bihar and signals the rising influence of Prashant Kishor's new political party ahead of future elections.
NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday said the party would undertake a "thorough introspection" after losing the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar, where Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar to end the party's three-decade dominance in the constituency.Kishor won the bypoll by 19,324 votes, polling 64,151 votes against Neeraj Kumar's 44,827 votes. The victory marked Kishor's first electoral win since launching the Jan Suraaj Party and came less than a year after the party failed to win a single seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.Reacting to the bypoll results, Nabin accepted the verdict and said the BJP would analyse the reasons behind its defeats.In a post on X, Nabin said, "We accept the mandate received in today's three assembly by-elections.We express our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat for expressing their faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party.…
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