Prashant Kishor wins BJP’s stronghold Bankipur

BANKIPUR, Aug 3:Prashant Kishor used to help others win elections. Now he has won one himself. That too, in a BJP stronghold in a BJP-ruled state, in a seat represented by BJP chief Nitin Nabin over several terms. A former poll strategist who now heads the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), Kishor has become the newest MLA from Bankipur in Bihar.

After his poll victory, Kishor promised reporters immediate improvements in Bankipur. "In 3 months, you will see a visible change in Bankipur. But for that, you will have to give me 3 months," he said.

"My doors are open not only for the people of Bankipur, but for the entire Bihar...I have not done something extraordinary here, but still demolished the BJP's stronghold of 30 years in just 30 days," he added.

He also thanked the voters of Bankipur and vowed to work for the development of Bihar.

"The people of Bihar have sent a message to the BJP's central leadership that they should appoint a good person as the chief minister of Bihar. They do not want a person with a criminal background or questionable conduct, character, or reputation to lead Bihar," Kishor told reporters in Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister SamratChoudhary congratulated Kishor for his poll triumph.

"In the grand festival of democracy, the people have chosen Jan Suraaj in the Bankipur Assembly by-election. Respecting this decision of the people, I heartily congratulate Prashant Kishor on his victory," he wrote in Hindi on X.�" NDTV