Prashant Kishor alleged that installing Samrat Choudhary, a leader with a “criminal background”, as chief minister would prevent Bihar from progressing.
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor celebrates with party workers during a victory march as he takes the lead in the Bankipur assembly bypoll result, in Patna on Monday.
Prashant Kishor, who had framed the contest as a referendum on the BJP-led government in Bihar and repeatedly targeted Choudhary, led from the opening round and steadily widened the margin.