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Prashant Kishor’s victory in Bankipur overshadowed the defeats of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, with one receiving 149 votes and the other 81.

Samira Vishwas | August 4, 2026 6:24 PM CST

The Bankipur seat in Bihar, which had been in the news since BJP National President Nitin Navin left it, has now been decided. Considered a BJP stronghold, the Jan Suraj Party won the Bankipur seat this time. Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishor contested this seat for the first time, and in his first attempt, he swept both the BJP and the RJD. While the BJP had dominated this seat for the past 30 years, the narrative has now changed.

Twenty-five different candidates were contesting the Bankipur seat. Among these 25 candidates were Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, who didn’t even make a dent in the election. Prashant Kishor’s victory overshadowed the defeat of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, but now it’s being discussed. Everyone wants to know which Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav were these, and which party they were contesting for.

Which Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav lost?

When the names of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav are mentioned, people often remember the two former Chief Ministers of Bihar. However, the candidates contesting the by-election from the Bankipur seat were not former Chief Ministers of Bihar but someone else. In fact, the candidates contesting the by-election, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav, were not affiliated with any party but were independent. During the election, Nitish Kumar received 149 votes, while Lalu Prasad Yadav received only 81.

By how many votes did Prashant Kishore win?

Prashant Kishore won the Bankipur by-election by 19,324 votes. He received a total of 64,151 votes. Jan Suraj now holds one assembly seat in Bihar. Prashant Kishore created a buzz in the last Bihar assembly elections, but his party failed to win a single seat. Now, Jan Suraj has opened its account.

How many votes did the BJP candidate get?

Meanwhile, BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar received a total of 44,827 votes and lost by 19,324 votes. This is now being widely discussed because the BJP had been winning this seat for 30 years.