Upset Victory: Prashant Kishor Defeats BJP in Bankipur Assembly Seat

There was a series showing the equations of Bihar politics. The name was'Maharani '. One of its dialogues fits perfectly for the discussions to be held on Monday evening at the Chowk Chaurahs of Patna. The dialogue was 3 August 2026. Bihar gave a similar shock. It has not been long. Bihar voted overwhelmingly for the BJP. The NDA got 202 seats. It was only 9 months ago. But on Monday, a day was recorded in the politics of Pataliputra that stirred the corridors of power. What happened in the Bankipur assembly seat of Patna was not even imagined by the BJP strategists. Prashant Kishor, the founder of the Jan Suraj Party, demolished the almost three-decade-old stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party. PK, who guided the leaders to victory as an election strategist, himself entered the electoral fray for the first time and defeated the BJP in his very first contest. It was not just a by-election victory. It was a new player in the Bihar politics.