In a major blow, BJP surrendered the high-profile Bankipur seat in Bihar where party president Nitin Nabin’s family had been winning since 1995. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP failed to wrest the Datia Assembly seat from Congress, as Ashutosh Tiwari lost to Ghanshyam Singh by around 6,000 votes. BJP, however, comfortably retained the Manjalpur Assembly seat in Gujarat as Satendrabhai Patel defeated Congress’ Bhikhabhai Rabari by over 30,000 votes. Congratulating Prashant Kishor on his debut win, Kejriwal said, “The BJP has lost even the seat of its national president.” Tejashwi Yadav, BJP said, had campaigned for only one hour.