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Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi after big BJP upset in Bihar's Bankipur bypoll

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar during a meeting at the Parliament House, in New Delhi
Published on Aug 05, 2026 07:37 am IST

PK's singular target after defeating BJP in stronghold Bankipur: ‘Remove Samrat’

Prashant Kishor alleged that installing Samrat Choudhary, a leader with a “criminal background”, as chief minister would prevent Bihar from progressing.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 04:06 pm IST

Union minister explains why ‘no one should be overjoyed’ on BJP's Bankipur loss

Union Minister Giriraj Singh at the Parliament Premises during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi.
Published on Aug 04, 2026 02:50 pm IST

‘Wake-up call’: Prashant Kishor has a message for PM Modi after big Bankipur win

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.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Bihar bastion lost to Prashant Kishor, no luck in MP: How BJP fared in 3 bypolls

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.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 07:36 am IST

Paper leaks, caste factors: What led to BJP loss in Bankipur and Datia?

Jan Suraaj Party’s Prashant Kishor wrested Bankipur from the BJP.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 03:19 pm IST

BJP chief Nabin reacts as Prashant Kishor wrests his family seat: ‘Unexpected’

BJP prez Nitin Nabin's first reaction after Prashant Kishor wrests his family bastion.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Prashant Kishor didn't defeat just BJP, but a Lalu Yadav and a Nitish Kumar too

Independent candidate Lalu Prasad Yadav could garner just 81 votes, while another Independent candidate Nitish Kumar secured 149.
Updated on Aug 04, 2026 02:06 am IST

No alliance with any party, says Prashant Kishor after Bankipur bypoll win

Jan Suraaj Party candidate Prashant Kishor poses for a picture with his winning certificate following his victory from the Bankipur assembly seat in Patna on Monday.
Published on Aug 03, 2026 09:06 pm IST

'Bankipur won't become Bengaluru overnight': Prashant Kishor after big Bihar win

Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder and candidate Prashant Kishor greets people during a march as he leads over BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 09:27 pm IST

‘Sent a message to BJP’: Prashant Kishor as he leads in Bihar's Bankipur bypoll

Speaking to reporters, the former political strategist stated that the Bankipur vote was a message from Bihar to the BJP's central leadership.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 09:00 pm IST

‘Beginning of the end’: Oppn MP's 4-point attack on BJP as Prashant Kishor leads

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor surged ahead of BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha during counting in Bankipur, Bihar.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 09:00 pm IST

Bihar municipal officer beaten to death by his driver after dispute, police say

Police said the crime weapon — an iron lever pipe — was fished out from a canal near the crime scene.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 11:32 am IST

BJP's loyalty test, Prashant Kishor's debut: Why Bankipur bypoll matters

While BJP has fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor decided to fight the bypoll himself.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 05:59 pm IST

Govt to sign MoU with Brahmakumaris against de-addition: Samrat

Bihar Governor Lt. Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) with Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and others taking oath during Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan at Bihar Lok Bhawan in Patna on Sunday. (Santosh Kumar)
Published on Aug 03, 2026 08:00 am IST

All eyes on Prashant Kishor as Bankipur, Datia, Manjalpur await verdict

The results of by-elections to three Assembly seats in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat will be declared on Monday, with the spotlight on Bankipur and Datia.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 11:59 am IST

Prashant Kishor claims he'll defeat BJP in Bankipur, takes ‘dogs or cats’ swipe

Bankipur by-election candidate and Jan Suraaj Party supremo Prashant Kishor addresses a press conference at the party office in Patna on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 03, 2026 09:12 am IST

Former Bihar minister, husband to serve 7-year term in Arms Act case

The case surfaced after Verma, then a Janata Dal (United) MLA, was linked to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case in 2018.
Updated on Aug 02, 2026 07:37 am IST

Voting begins for bypolls in Bihar's Bankipur, MP's Datia, Gujarat's Manjalpur

The BJP has fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its candidate for the Bankipur bypoll.
Published on Jul 30, 2026 09:11 am IST

Kishor confronts cops, claims party workers detained before key Bankipur contest

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor alleged that BJP was behind detention of his party workers and supporters because “it knows it is going to lose the bypoll”.
Updated on Jul 30, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Bankipur votes today with BJP, RJD and Prashant Kishor in key contest

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor is among the 25 candidates contesting the Bankipur Assembly bypoll.
Updated on Jul 30, 2026 11:10 am IST

Prashant Kishor calls Nitish video ‘AI’, JD(U) files complaint: What we know

JD(U), Prashant Kishor clash over Nitish Kumar campaign video.
Updated on Jul 29, 2026 05:10 pm IST

CJP's big midnight update: No action on protesters in Bihar, Assam, Rajasthan

CJP Spokesperson Saurav Das at a press conference over the FIRs registered against the student protesters in different states.
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 08:59 pm IST

BJP vs Opposition after Bihar cop uses AK-47 in student protest | Who said what

Police personnel use a water cannon on All India Students' Association (AISA) activists during a protest march near Lok Bhavan in Bihar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 12:43 pm IST

Bihar resident allegedly injured by pellets during CJP protest recalls ordeal

Victim showing his hand where he allegedly received pellet injuries during the clashes.
Updated on Jul 27, 2026 02:43 pm IST

Clashes erupt, gunshots fired at Bihar NEET protest; 3 students injured in Siwan

Protesters pelt stones during the 'Bihar Bandh' protest against the alleged NEET paper leak, in Patna on Saturday.
Published on Jul 26, 2026 10:12 am IST

Tej Pratap Yadav sent to 14-day judicial custody after Patna protest arrest

Police alleged that his presence and actions led to the escalation of NEET paper leak-related protests in Patna, resulting in property damage.
Updated on Jul 26, 2026 02:19 pm IST

‘Help uproot BJP’: Tej Pratap Yadav's 'special appeal' to Dipke to visit Bihar

Tej Pratap Yadav stands atop the statue of former Mauritius Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam during the 'Bihar Bandh' called over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, at Ram Gulam Chowk, in Patna, Bihar, Saturday, July,25, 2026.
Published on Jul 26, 2026 02:19 pm IST

As a child, I was called zero: Para-powerlifter Jhandu Singh

Jhandu Kumar competed in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting.
Published on Jul 25, 2026 06:04 pm IST