In Bihar's urban bastion of Bankipur--a saffron stronghold since 1995 vacated by BJP National President Nitin Nabin--Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor secured his maiden electoral victory by a resounding 19,324 votes. Simultaneously, in Madhya Pradesh's Datia, the Congress retained the key seat after defeating the BJP by over 6,000 votes. The BJP's defeat in Bankipur drew sharp barbs from Opposition leaders, including AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. In Madhya Pradesh, Congress retained the seat by defeating BJP nominee Ashutosh Tiwari by a margin of 6,016 votes. Congress candidate Ghanshyam Singh secured 66,757 votes, while Tiwari polled 60,741 votes after all 15 rounds of counting.