Viral ‘Maharani’ clip floods Internet as Prashant Kishor bags Bankipur — ‘When you think you've figured out Bihar, it…’

Jan Suraaj chief hands BJP its first defeat in Patna seat since it was carved out in 2008

Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur bypoll has been termed the “beginning of the end” for the BJP, with social media widely citing a scene from Maharani to draw parallels with the unpredictability of Bihar's politics.

In Madhya Pradesh’s Datia, Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh defeated the BJP’s Ashutosh Tiwari by more than 6,000 votes.

Prashant Kishor is on course to defeat BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha by nearly 20,000 votes, while RJD's Rekha Gupta has slipped to third place

Prashant Kishor knocks out BJP in Bihars Bankipur first poll win for Jan Suraaj

This bypoll will serve as a litmus test for Prashant Kishor to see if people of Bihar are ready to give him and his party a chance this time or not.

The by-election was necessitated following the resignation of BJP national president Nitin Nabin, who gave up the seat in April upon election to the Rajya Sabha

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor is leading in Bankipur assembly by-elections. Counting of votes for the high-profile Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar began at 8 am on Monday, with the spotlight on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, BJP candidate Neeraj…