Jan Suraj Party (Jan Suraaj Party) Founder of Prashant Kishor (Prashant Kishor) Finally decided to enter the electoral fray. A press conference was organized by the party in Patna on Thursday (July 02, 2026). State President of Jan Suraj Manoj Bharti (Manoj Bharti) informed the media that Bankipur seat (Bankipur Seat) The party will contest the by-elections to be held from.
Manoj Bharti says that the core committee meeting will be held on July 4. After this, a decision will be taken and the name of the candidate will be announced on July 5.
On this occasion, former MLC and Jan Suraj leader Rambali Chandravanshi said that the people of Bankipur Assembly wish that Prashant Kishor should contest the elections. We have also made up our mind that Prashant Kishor will contest the elections, but it will be announced after the core committee meeting.
This announcement has been made by Jan Suraj when the notification regarding the by-election has been issued by the Election Commission on Thursday (July 02, 2026). By-election will be held on Bankipur seat on July 30 while counting of votes will take place on August 3.
There was talk of contesting the 2025 elections also
If sources are to be believed, Prashant Kishore can be a candidate. If he contests, it will be the first time for Prashant Kishore to contest elections. There was talk of his contest during the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections but he did not contest.
Talking about the 2025 assembly elections, Prashant Kishore had claimed to form the government on his own. However, when the election results came, Prashant Kishore got a big shock. Not a single seat was won. NDA benefited the most. NDA hoisted the flag on 202 seats.
What is the history of Bankipur assembly seat?
Talking about Bankipur seat, BJP has been winning this seat continuously since 1995. The family of BJP national president Nitin Naveen has been in possession of this seat. Nitin Naveen’s father Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha has been elected MLA from here for four consecutive times. After his death, Nitin Naveen won the by-election in 2006 and since then he had been continuously becoming MLA from this seat.
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PK is continuously discussing with the people of Bankipur.
Let us tell you that for the last several days, Prashant Kishore has been discussing with the enlightened people of Bankipur area. During this, on one hand they attack the government and on the other hand they also tell the people that by defeating BJP from Bankipur seat, they should send a message to PM Modi and Amit Shah that the public is not happy with Samrat Chaudhary becoming the CM. PK has said many times during this discussion that Bihar will improve only by pressing the button against BJP on EVM.
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