Prashant Kishor celebrates as he leads in the Bankipur assembly bypoll NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor took a swipe at the BJP on Monday as he surged towards a landmark victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll, saying he had brought down the party’s “30-year stronghold in just 30 days.””This is not an election to make an MLA, this is to give the message to the top leadership of the BJP that a good person should be made CM in Bihar, so that there is education, employment in Bihar, the people gave this message. I want to thank the people who voted, those who did not, I will try to win them… But important is that Bihar should get good leadership… The migration should stop from here,” he said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThanking voters, Kishor said his immediate priority would be to honour the trust reposed in him by improving conditions in Bankipur. “You will begin to see changes in the next two to three months. I don’t want to make grand promises… But the people of Bankipur have sent a clear message to the BJP leadership: appoint a good person as the chief minister of Bihar,” he said.The result marks a major political upset in Bankipur, a BJP bastion since 1995 that was represented first by Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha and later by his son, Nitin Nabin, for five consecutive terms. The bypoll was necessitated after Nabin vacated the seat following his election to the Rajya Sabha.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorAastha JhaAastha Jha is a writer at The Times of India, covering politics. She also writes on business, global affairs, social issues, with a focus on policy, governance and their impact on everyday lives. Her work brings together reportage and analysis, tracking developments in India and abroad while examining the broader social and economic currents shaping public discourse.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’Will Lay Down Protocol’: Pellet Guns Under Supreme Court Lens After Jantar Mantar ProtestsCandidates Protest, Walk Out Of Exam Centre Over OMR Mismatch Confusion; Exam Board ClarifiesOnly One Woman Finds Place In DK Shivakumar’s Karnataka Cabinet Even After Major ExpansionDelhi Court Acquits Brij Bhushan In Wrestlers’ Sexual Harassment Case After Two-Year TrialWhy Two Crucial ISRO Satellites Are Still Waiting For Government Clearance To Launch?JPSC Protest Escalates: Devendra Mahato Begins Hunger Strike, Demands Exam Cancellation & CBI ProbeThree Bypolls: From Prashant Kishor’s Make-or-Break to BJP’S Bastion, What’s At Stake?Delhi Police To Not Register Case Against Minor Who Abused PM Modi, Say Sources‘Jihad-Producing Factories’: Taslima Nasreen Speaks On Mosques, Madrasas In Bangladesh; Demands UCCON CAM: Clash Erupts At Pappu Yadav’s Delhi Press Meet, Man Carrying Knife Detained123Photostories8 foods served on Japan’s famous bullet trainsWomen who stay calm even when life falls apart often use these 7 simple phrases, according to psychologyWhy is there always a chair in hotel rooms? The hidden reason most guests never noticeOptical illusion brain teaser: Only the top 1% of people can spot the second ‘Hidden tiger’5 Joseon-era beauty ingredients that kept Korean skin and hair glowing long before modern skincareSamay Raina couldn’t stop eyeing Karan Aujla’s Rs 4 crore watch on ‘India’s Got Latent’, and neither can weAditi Rao Hydari swears by this high-protein Hyderabadi egg breakfast; detailed recipe insideInside Shehnaaz Gill’s stunning Mumbai home: cozy corners, luxe vibes and moreWhat did Titanic passengers eat? Inside the ship’s famous menusAt 108, Susan Young Browne takes only one medicine, drives her blue car still: 5 tips from her for a long, healthy, fulfilling life123Hot PicksBypoll resultsPM ModiBankipur bypoll resultCET CAP Round 1 allotmentRBI FD rulePrashant KishorKarnataka cabinet expansionAssam floodsKanwar Yatra 2026Top TrendingCJP WarningBrij bhushanMadhya Pradesh Baby MurderGhaziabad Psychiatrist SuicideJeM Operative GirlfriendRuchika SharmaHamim Mondal ArrestWomen Wrestlers Sexual Harassment CaseBypoll Election Result 2026Shradha Singh
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor took a swipe at the BJP on Monday as he surged towards a landmark victory in the Bankipur assembly bypoll, saying he had brought down the party’s “30-year stronghold in just 30 days.““This is not an election to make an MLA, this is to give the message to the top leadership of the BJP that a good person should be made CM in Bihar, so that there is education, employment in Bihar, the people gave this message. I want to thank the people who voted, those who did not, I will try to win them… But important is that Bihar should get good leadership… The migration should stop from here,” he said.
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Thanking voters, Kishor said his immediate priority would be to honour the trust reposed in him by improving conditions in Bankipur. “You will begin to see changes in the next two to three months. I don’t want to make grand promises… But the people of Bankipur have sent a clear message to the BJP leadership: appoint a good person as the chief minister of Bihar,” he said.The result marks a major political upset in Bankipur, a BJP bastion since 1995 that was represented first by Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha and later by his son, Nitin Nabin, for five consecutive terms. The bypoll was necessitated after Nabin vacated the seat following his election to the Rajya Sabha.
