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Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, will contest the July 30 Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar, marking his electoral debut. This move comes as a significant challenge to the BJP's long-held stronghold. Kishor views the bypoll as a referendum on the current state government, actively campaigning to amplify people-centric issues. The BJP remains confident of retaining the seat.
The Jan Suraaj Party will reveal its Bankipur Assembly bypoll candidate on July 5, with speculation rife about whether founder Prashant Kishor will contest. The byelection, necessitated by a BJP MLA's Rajya Sabha win, is seen by Kishor as a referendum on Bihar's NDA government. The BJP remains confident of retaining the seat, while the INDIA bloc is yet to name its contender.