Bankipur is a high profile assembly seat of Patna. By-election is going to be held on this seat and Prashant Kishore himself has fielded himself as a candidate from Jan Suraj. After the election announcement, Prashant Kishore had an exclusive conversation with ABP News on Monday (July 06, 2026). During this he told his agenda.

Prashant Kishore said that this by-election is less of a test for Nitin Naveen and more of a litmus test for Samrat Chaudhary. He said that the 2025 assembly elections will be held by the Emperor. It was not done in the name of Chaudhary but in the name of Nitish Kumar and PM Modi. Nitish Kumar became the CM and later Samrat Chaudhary was made the CM.

PK said that this is the first election when Samrat Chaudhary is the CM. If I win, then this decision of the public will be considered that Samrat Chaudhary is not acceptable to the public as the Chief Minister. This will put pressure on the top leadership of BJP to change the CM here. If I lose, I will accept that the people have accepted the leadership and policies of Samrat Chaudhary.

‘The message will be sent to Bihar that…’

During the conversation, Prashant Kishore said that we are fighting alone, there is no common candidate of the opposition, but a large section of supporters of BJP, JDU, RJD and Congress are supporting me. All of them say that together we will make you win. If I win this by-election, the government will not change, but the politics and state of Bihar will definitely get a new direction. If I win, the message will be sent to Bihar that if the right man, a working man, stands from anywhere, he can win.

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Appeal to vote irrespective of caste and religion

He also said that this seat (Bankipur) is a stronghold of BJP, but the people of this area are aware of the problems. Will vote for us. Bankipur assembly constituency is the area of ​​most enlightened and prosperous people of Bihar. Appealing to the people, he said that rise above caste, religion and politicians and vote this time for development and for the better future of your children.

PK expressed confidence in the public

Prashant Kishore said that for the last three years I have been trying to give a new look to Bihar but was not successful in the Bihar Assembly elections. This is an opportunity, Bihar can get a new direction. He expressed confidence that the public will support him.

PK further said that if I win and go to the House, then one public representative of Jansuraj will outweigh the other 242 MLAs. I will become the voice of the people. I will stand with every person who is not getting justice and who is not satisfied with the system.

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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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ED raided the office of I-PACK in Kolkata last Thursday (January 08, 2026) in the coal scam case. On Friday (January 09, 2026), BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal gave a big statement on the ED raid on I-PAC office. He has even discussed Jan Suraj Party.

‘Will you work with the money or invest?’

Sanjay Jaiswal said, “I-PAC has been a very controversial company from the beginning… Even in Bihar, I-PAC had spent Rs 60 crore of its money on Jan Suraj Party… Why was it spent? You are a political consultancy firm, so will you take money to work for the people or invest the money in political parties?”

Sanjay Jaiswal also attacked Mamata Banerjee

He also said, “Just as Ravan’s life was in the navel, similarly Mamata Banerjee’s life is in the coal mafia and human traffickers. This is why there is a raid on a person’s house and the Chief Minister herself goes there and steals hard disks from there, steals papers… There was no raid in her party office, there was no raid at any of her places…”

#WATCH Delhi: On the ED raid on I-PAC office, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal said, “Just as Ravana’s life was in the navel, similarly Mamata Banerjee’s life is in the coal mafia and human traffickers. This is the reason why a person’s house is raided and the Chief Minister herself goes there… pic.twitter.com/Kq2sWRQ7jW

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 9, 2026

Mamata Banerjee is with the mafia: Sanjay Jaiswal

They had hatched a similar conspiracy in Jharkhand also and they got success in Jharkhand. I Pack is not a political consultancy firm. The work of I-PAC is to form the government, to topple the government… to work by taking money from the mafia… This shows that Mamata Banerjee is with the mafia. This also means that the file of all the scams of Mamata Banerjee was there with which she has fled. The government should also take cognizance and file an FIR against Mamata Banerjee.”

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Jan Suraj founder Prashant Kishore broke his silence on not opening his party’s account in Bihar elections and claimed that the elections were ‘rigged’. However, he admitted that at this time he had no evidence to support this allegation.

Prashant Kishor described Jan Suraj’s defeat as a ‘crushing’ defeat, but also stressed that the impact of his campaign was visible at the grassroots level. He claimed that the voting trends were not matching with the feedback his team received during the months-long Jan Suraj Yatra. He said he believed something went wrong.

‘Some unstoppable forces were at play’
Speaking to India Today TV on Sunday (November 23), Prashant Kishor said that some unstoppable forces were at play, parties which people hardly knew got lakhs of votes. Some people are saying that EVMs were tampered. This is something that people accuse after losing. I don’t have any proof, but a lot of things don’t match. Prima facie it seems something has gone wrong, but we don’t know what.

NDA government accused of distributing money
Apart from this, the founder of Jan Suraj also accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of distributing money to thousands of women voters in Bihar to manipulate the election results. Kishore said, “From the day of announcement of the elections till the day of voting, the women were given Rs 10,000. Even this amount was not enough for their promise. They were told that they would get a total of Rs 2 lakh and this Rs 10,000 was just the first instalment.

‘Fear of return of Lalu’s jungle raj’
Prashant Kishore further said that another factor that was working most against Jan Suraj was the fear of the return of Lalu’s jungle raj. By the last phase of the campaign, many voters had assumed that Jan Suraj was in no position to win. Their concern was simple, if they voted for us and we did not win, it could pave the way for the return of Lalu’s jungle raj. This fear certainly turned some people away.

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Verma says that this amount was transferred only about an hour ago and many reliable sources informed him about it. Although he also admitted that the truth of this allegation is not completely clear, but if it is proved to be factually correct then it will raise ethical questions on the entire election. Because this scheme of Rs 10,000 reached 1.25 crore women voters and its political impact was being felt by all parties during the elections.

World Bank Fund and Bihar’s increasing debt

In the same sequence, Pawan Verma also said that the debt of the state has increased rapidly and has now reached above Rs 4 lakh crore and a huge amount has to be paid every day in the form of interest. According to him, due to the empty treasury of the government, the help of external funds was taken to send such a huge amount before the elections. He also alleged that a message was spread among the women that if the NDA did not return to power, further funds would be stopped.

Women vote bank and changing nature of electoral equation

Women are continuously playing a decisive role in the politics of Bihar. In the last many elections, women’s voting has been more than men and that is why women’s welfare appears at the forefront of government schemes. Schemes like gas, health, ration and sending money directly into accounts have built a trust in the government among women voters, which influenced the results this time too. Pawan Verma says that this political trust made the path of new options like Jan Suraj difficult. They call it part of electoral economics, where economic aid and political decisions are directly linked to each other.

Free schemes and political contradictions

Verma also pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has criticized free politics many times. But in Bihar elections, sending huge amount directly into the accounts of women was the same type of strategy, which was used for political gains. He said that this contradiction was a topic of discussion among the general public and NDA gained electoral edge through this.

Jan Suraj’s stand and political debate on prohibition

On Jan Suraj’s defeat, it was also said that Prashant Kishor had talked about changes in liquor prohibition when he came to power, which alienated women voters. Rejecting this claim, Pawan Verma said that liquor is available illegally in almost every area of ​​the state and this has increased the problems of the family. According to him, it has a direct impact on women, hence the issue of prohibition cannot be the reason for Jan Suraj’s defeat.

Jan Suraj’s defeat and election logic

Jan Suraj got good overall vote percentage, but did not get even a single seat. Verma attributed this to the changing vote pattern due to Rs 10,000 given to women, NDA’s strong women-centric schemes and the traditional political structure of Bihar. He says that vote percentage and winning seats in Bihar are two completely different things and this election has made this clear.

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