Speaking to reporters after his by-election victory, Kishor said:“One should focus more on the BJP’s defeat than on the victory in this election. The people of Bihar, especially the voters of Bankipur, have sent a message to the BJP and its leadership. He said that Bihar requires capable leadership that can address key issues such as education, employment, and migration. Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday stunned the saffron party by wresting the Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar, a BJP bastion since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. Kishor defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes.