Bankipur assembly seat (Bankipur Legislative Assembly Seat) But by-elections have been announced. Along with this, political parties have also started selecting their candidates. There is news regarding Jan Suraj that party leader Prashant Kishore (Prashant Kishor) Will enter the field only. A formal announcement is yet to be made but while talking to ABP News on Friday (July 03, 2026), the party’s state president Manoj Bharti clarified the picture.

‘Public wants Prashant Kishor to fight’

Regarding the by-election to be held in Bankipur, Manoj Bharti said that our party will contest and Prashant Kishore will be the original candidate. There is a core group meeting tomorrow (Saturday). After that we will formally announce the name the day after tomorrow (Sunday). Hopefully there will be no change in this. Because the public wants Prashant Kishor to contest the elections, we have no objection.

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Appeal for support from Grand Alliance

On the other hand, Manoj Bharti said another big thing. During the conversation, he said that if BJP has to be defeated then the Grand Alliance should support us. Manoj Bharti said that Nitin Naveen’s family has been in possession of this seat for 30 years. This seat is considered a stronghold of BJP, but no development work has been done here. The public wants change. There are 114 slum areas in Patna district, out of which 64 are in Bankipur.

What did the state president of BJP say?

Regarding Bankipur, BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi said that this has been the seat of Nitin Naveen. He has become the national president of the party. An ordinary worker has been given the top position. The people of Bankipur are very happy with this and will thank Narendra Modi by making the BJP candidate win with a huge vote in the by-election.

He further said that Nitin Naveen was MLA from here five times, his father was MLA for four times. It is well known how much development work has been done in that area, that is why we won with a huge majority last year. It doesn’t matter who contests the election in opposition. The public is with us. The announcement will be made soon as to who will contest or who will be the BJP worker.

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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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By-election is to be held on Bankipur assembly seat of Patna. This seat belongs to BJP. Since many elections no other party has been able to win here. Now the eye is on Jan Suraj. On a question related to this, Prashant Kishore on Monday (May 25, 2026) (Prashant Kishor) Gave a big statement. PK was in East Champaran on Monday.

Prashant Kishore was asked whether he would contest elections from Bankipur? On this he said, “Jan Suraj will contest the elections strongly from Bankipur. BJP has not lost elections from Bankipur for the last 40-45 years. Nitin Naveen, who was an MLA, has now become the national president of BJP, so from that point of view, this is a prestigious seat for BJP. If BJP has to be defeated here, then every effort will be made by Jan Suraj to enter into their area and defeat them. Whatever resources and arrangements we have, we will defeat them. Will defeat in Bankipur.” The question was repeated: Will you fight? On this he said that whatever needs to be done will be done. In a way he has given a big signal.

This is the sound of Jungle Raj’s return: Prashant Kishore

A girl was misbehaved in a hotel in Patna. On this, Prashant Kishore said that this is a serious topic, but the discussion will take place for two-three days and then it will stop. When you elect the wrong people, give the keys to power to the wrong people, this is bound to happen. Why is the Chief Minister who runs bulldozers on the houses of the poor not running bulldozers on that hotel? This is the sound of the return of Jungle Raj. He said what action was taken against the owner of the hostel where the NEET student was raped and murdered?

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Prashant Kishore said that if someone whose character is tainted remains as the head of the state, then such incidents will keep happening. Only the leaders are not responsible for this, it would be wrong if you and I elect wrong people. Jan Suraj stands with those who have been wronged. Whatever help is needed will be provided.

‘…then give 10 rupees more’

On the question related to petrol and diesel, PK said, “The price of petroleum products has increased because there are no elections right now… then the government will collect the full tax from you and us. Then when the elections come tomorrow, it will be a matter of Arwa-Usna rice, Hindu-Muslim…” PK said that compared to UP, we have been paying five rupees more per liter on petrol and diesel for the last five years. The people here have formed the government by giving 202 seats to the same NDA government which has given 10 rupees more in Bihar, then give 10 rupees more, why are they shouting?

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Prashant Kishore, founder of Jan Suraj (Prashant Kishor) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary (Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary) But it rained again. On Friday (April 17, 2026) he said in Katihar that Samrat Chaudhary does not know when he was born. He has written in the affidavit that he is 7th pass, in the next affidavit it is written that he did PFC from Madurai Kamaraj University, he did not tell when.

Prashant Kishor did not stop at this, he further said that Samrat Chaudhary has told that he has done D.LIT from America, if a common man wants to do a government job and he submits a wrong certificate, he will be suspended. There will be even an FIR, but the head of the state has become a man about whom it is not known when he was born.

I stand by my comment: Prashant Kishore

Prashant Kishore said that I completely stand by the earlier comment I have made on Samrat Chaudhary. PK said that if you had wanted to make Samrat Choudhary the CM, you would have said it before the elections, then the people of Bihar would have had the opportunity to decide whether they want a Chief Minister with the demeanor, character and face of Samrat Choudhary or not.

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‘You didn’t study, that’s nothing to complain about…’

On the ongoing controversy regarding Samrat Chaudhary’s degree, Prashant Kishor said, “In Bihar, the land of knowledge, such a person has become the CM, it is not known whether he has studied or not. It is not a matter of complaint that you have not studied, but a man with a fake degree is becoming an MLA. If that man is the CM, then how much he will be concerned about the education of your children is a matter of concern…”

Let us tell you that since the time of assembly elections held in Bihar last year (2025), there was a controversy regarding the degree of Samrat Chaudhary. Even Samrat Chaudhary was not telling anything openly. He had just one line to say, everything is written in the affidavit. Now that he has become the CM, questions are again being raised about his education.

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Prashant Kishore, founder of Jan Suraj, had made many big claims before the Bihar Assembly elections (2025). There was even talk of forming the government with full majority but after the results the party was out on zero. Now Prashant Kishor is churning about defeat. Going to different districts and meeting the workers. Meanwhile, a video of him is going viral on social media in which he is saying that he did not get as many votes as the number of people who took photographs with him.

It is not clear where the viral video is from. In the video, Prashant Kishor is seen talking to the workers. He says, “Who has the proof that who is working honestly? We did not get as many votes as the number of people who took photos with us and everyone is saying that brother, only we did it and others did not. Those things have no meaning.”

Prashant Kishore attacked NDA

On the other hand, Prashant Kishore reached Begusarai last Tuesday (February 17, 2026). During this, he attacked the NDA government regarding liquor ban and increasing crime in Bihar. He also informed the public about the election of NDA government. Prashant Kishore said that if liquor ban is empowering women then it should be implemented in the entire country.

Prashant Kishore told the media that Jan Suraj worked with a strategy for three years. The public voted for him by nearly 18 lakh votes and elected him for service, not for leaving Bihar. They are following public orders.

‘…then the government will follow the agenda of NDA’

Prashant Kishore said that for the last three years, only one thing has been explained by Jan Suraj that you will reap what you sow. If you choose NDA then the government will run on the agenda of NDA only. NDA’s agenda is clear, the whole country is watching it.

On the death of NEET student, Prashant Kishore said that the police first declared it a suicide. Refused to consider it murder. The government woke up to this matter only when it met the family members of the victim. SIT was formed. After this two police officers were suspended.

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The Supreme Court on Friday (February 6, 2026) has refused to hear the petition of Prashant Kishor’s Jansuraj Party, in which the Bihar elections were challenged. Chief Justice Surya Kant told the petitioner in a strict tone that if people did not vote for you, then you came to the court for popularity. CJI has also said that if this party is in power then it will also do the same. The court said that the entire election has been challenged in the petition, on which it cannot hear.

According to the report of Live Law, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi has told the petitioner that he can raise this issue in the High Court. The bench said that in the writ petition of the petitioner, challenging the entire election, a comprehensive order has been sought to cancel it. The court said that the petition should contain proper allegations against every candidate related to corruption in the election process and the right way to do this is to file petitions for every constituency.

The CJI reprimanded the petitioner and asked, ‘How many votes did your party get? If people rejected you, you came to court to gain popularity. The CJI also said that the petitioner should have challenged the free schemes. On this the petitioner said that the issue of Chief Minister Women Employment Scheme has been raised in the petition, it can be considered.

Senior advocate Chander Uday Singh appeared in the court on behalf of Jan Suraj Party, he said that the model code of conduct has been violated in Bihar elections. Despite the implementation of the code of conduct, Rs 10,000 each were transferred to the accounts of 25-35 lakh women. The scheme was announced just before the elections. The petition demanded that the Election Commission be directed to set a time limit of at least six months for the ruling party to launch such schemes as such schemes can influence the elections.

On this argument, the CJI said that the petitioner has challenged the elections and not the scheme and has demanded its cancellation and re-election. CJI said, ‘We are already looking seriously at the issue of freebies. We would also like to consider this issue, but not at the behest of the party which has lost the elections and still wants that… if this party comes to power, it will also do the same.

The court told the petitioner that he can appeal in the High Court, he can consider it, this is not an issue of the entire country. The petitioner had filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a declaration that transferring money to the accounts of lakhs of women voters during the Code of Conduct is a violation of Articles 14, 21, 112, 202 and 324 of the Constitution.

Prashant Kishor’s party Jansuraj has challenged the recently held Bihar Assembly elections in the Supreme Court. He filed a petition on Thursday (February 5, 2026), in which the Chief Minister of Bihar’s Women Employment Scheme has been specifically challenged. He says that during the implementation of the code of conduct, the government not only transferred Rs 10,000 to the accounts of 25-35 lakh women, but also added new beneficiaries to the scheme and this method is illegal. He has requested the court to direct the Election Commission to set a deadline of six months for the ruling party to start free and welfare schemes that can influence elections.

Jansuraj has filed a writ petition alleging illegal procedures in Bihar elections. The party especially challenged the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana of the Bihar government and said that while implementing the code of conduct, Rs 10,000 were directly transferred to the accounts of women under the scheme. Voting for the assembly elections in the state took place on 6 and 11 November and the results were announced on 14 November.

The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the petition on Friday. Jansuraj has filed a petition under Article 32. The petition demands that by implementing the code of conduct, transferring money to women’s accounts and adding new beneficiaries should be made illegal. He said that this is a violation of Articles 14, 21, 112, 202 and 324 of the Constitution.

In Jansuraj’s petition, it was said that the Election Commission should be directed to take action under Article 324 and Section 123 of the Representation of the People’s Act. The petitioner says that during Bihar elections, Rs 10,000 each were transferred to 25-35 lakh women voters. The petitioner also alleges that it is illegal to appoint 1.8 lakh women beneficiaries of the self-help group JEEVIKA at polling booths in both the phases of elections.

Citing an old order of the Supreme Court, the petitioner has appealed to it to conduct Bihar elections again and order the Election Commission to prepare guidelines for free schemes and direct benefit transfer scheme.

Jansuraj has also demanded that the Election Commission should set a time of at least six months for the announcement of free and welfare schemes for the ruling party, that is, these schemes can be announced six months before the elections. Bihar Chief Minister Mahila Rozgar Yojana was launched on September 26, 2025.

After the results of Bihar Assembly elections (2025), Jan Suraj Party leader Prashant Kishore was quiet but he is going to be active once again. On Wednesday (February 04, 2026), a press conference was held by the party in Patna. During this, feedback was given on the recently presented Bihar budget and information was also given about Prashant Kishore’s visit to Bihar.

Party state president Manoj Bharti said that from February 8, Prashant Kishor will go on a tour of Bihar, where he will interact with the public in different districts of the state and take direct feedback on the budget and the current conditions of the state. The question is whether Prashant Kishor has again started preparing to corner the government and expose it? This will be known during the journey.

Party expressed deep concern over Bihar budget

Earlier in the press conference, Jan Suraj Party expressed deep concern over the budget presented by Bihar government on Tuesday. It was said in the press conference that the state budget speech ended in just 11 minutes 43 seconds, which shows how serious the government is towards Bihar and the people of Bihar.

Apart from Jan Suraj state president Manoj Bharti, national spokesperson Saurabh Kumar and media in-charge Obaidur Rahman were also present on this occasion. Saurabh Kumar said that Jan Suraj has raised the question whether it is appropriate to give only 12 minutes for the budget related to the future of a big state like Bihar? This attitude clearly shows how careless the Finance Minister and the state government are regarding the development and public interest of Bihar.

Saurabh Kumar said that the per capita income in the year 2025 was Rs 68,624, which has increased by only Rs 20 in 2026. This increase is negligible and shows the real picture of the economic condition of the state. The government has made budget cuts in important sectors like education and health, while the expenditure on welfare schemes has been increased from Rs 38 thousand crore to Rs 58,909 crore. Senior party leaders said this shows a serious imbalance of priorities.

‘In which sector jobs will be created’

During this, Jan Suraj asked the government in which sector employment and jobs will be created in Bihar in the next five years? In the current situation, if the central government withdraws its cooperation, then Bihar can reach the stage of financial bankruptcy in the next 5 years with 12 percent fiscal deficit.

The side effects of Bihar Assembly elections are now visible in political parties. After the crushing defeat in Bihar elections, Jan Suraj has dissolved all the committees from Panchayat to state level. According to the party, all the committees have been dissolved with immediate effect and the organization will be formed afresh during the next one and a half months.

Party spokesperson Syed Masih Uddin said that this decision has been taken in the meeting of the National Council of Jan Suraj held on Saturday in Patna. In the absence of the National President, State President Manoj Bharti presided over this meeting. Party leader Prashant Kishore was also present in the meeting. According to the party’s decision, the dissolved committees will continue to function until a new organization is formed.

There will be discussions regarding preparing the upcoming outline

The party has entrusted the responsibility of all the 12 divisions of the state to its senior leaders who will create a new effective and functional organizational structure in their subordinate districts. He told that a meeting of the General Council of the party has been called in Patna on December 21, in which the top leadership of the party will listen in detail to the prominent leaders of the district about their experiences related to elections and organization and there will be in-depth discussions with them regarding preparing the future outline in a new way.

Jan Suraj had contested alone in the elections.

India’s former Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General SK Singh, former Union Minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh, and senior advocate YV Giri will also be present in this meeting. Let us tell you that Jan Suraj has not got even a single seat in Bihar elections. Prashant Kishor’s party had contested alone in this election without joining any alliance.