This came after the BJP faced embarrassing defeats in assembly bypolls in Bankipur of Bihar, where Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor wrested the seat vacated by the ruling party chief Nitin Nabin. The saffron party also suffered defeat in Madhya Pradesh's Datia assembly seat. Bankipur assembly seat in Bihar was last held by Nabin before he resigned as an MLA to take up the national role, thus necessitating the byelection. Nabin expressed his "heartfelt gratitude" to the people of Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat for expressing their faith in the BJP. "We extend our warm congratulations to all the dedicated workers and office-bearers of the BJP for this victory," the BJP president added.