BJP's Defeat in Bankipur By-Election Raises Questions Within Party

When the rivers flow, not only do they change their course, but also the shape of the banks. Elections are similar. Sometimes the decision of one seat does not change the government, but the course of politics. The Bankipur by-election in Patna on the banks of the Ganges will probably be registered in the same elections. On the surface, this is a big victory for Prashant Kishor. But in politics, the surface often tells the least truth. The real story is written in the currents flowing underwater, which change the geography of the banks far and wide. First of all, the BJP. Despite the crushing defeat in Bankipur, the government is completely safe. The arithmetic of the assembly will remain the same. But this defeat has left an uncomfortable question within the party: Why did the national president Nitin Naveen not win the party in his own stronghold? After the initial confusion about the candidate selection, Nitin Naveen camped in Bankipur with the whole team. Yogi Modi campaigned in the streets. The personal motive of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah was not to come back.