Prashant Kishor wins Bihar's Bankipur, BJP's stronghold since 1995

Prashant Kishor defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes.

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat.

Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor waves at party workers during a victory march as he takes the lead in the Bankipur assembly bypoll result, in Patna on Monday. (ANI)

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He defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes, as per Election Commission data.

Kishor, a celebrated poll strategist, created history on his electoral debut when he garnered 64,151 votes, over Kumar, a low-key BJP youth wing leader, who was hurriedly fielded by the party after its candidate Abhishek "Bunty" pulled out at the eleventh hour, citing “family reasons.”