Patna: Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur Assembly by-election candidate Prashant Kishor flashes the victory sign during the vote counting for the Bankipur Assembly by-election, in Patna, Bihar, on Monday, August 3, 2026. Prashant Kishor secured 63,203 votes, while BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha received 44,250 votes. BJP Bihar state President Sanjay Saraogi also acknowledged the importance of the public mandate. The Bankipur result is particularly significant for Prashant Kishor, who contested an Assembly election for the first time. Once officially confirmed, Prashant Kishor will enter the Bihar Assembly as the new MLA from Bankipur, marking a major electoral breakthrough for Jan Suraaj.