The Jan Suraaj Party founder claimed that "clearly, the ruling BJP is behind these detentions". So a plan has been devised to keep some of my supporters in custody till the time voting is over," he claimed. Although 26 candidates are in the fray in Bankipur, the contest is being seen as primarily between Kishor and BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha, a youth wing leader. The Jan Suraaj Party leader added, "I am sitting at the police station to highlight the sheer lack of professionalism on part of the police. Once we are through with the bypoll, we will definitely press for action against the erring police officials."