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August 8, 2026, 10:59 AM - 6 min read
Kishor's meeting with Sunetra Pawar and reported appointment as NCP poll strategist has triggered fresh tensions within the Mahayuti.
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August 5, 2026, 03:48 PM - 6 min read
The Bankipur election result is a serious lesson for both the BJP as well as the opposition, the Congress in particular—that people are prepared to experiment and give a chance to “alternatives” if they seem better than the BJP. So far, the Congress has been the only credible alternative to the BJP nationally. Alternatives seem to have started emerging, for both the BJP as well as the Congress.
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August 5, 2026, 10:01 AM - 2 min read
The meeting, held at Parliament House, was the first between Modi and Kumar since the latter became a Rajya Sabha MP.
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August 4, 2026, 02:16 PM - 8 min read
For Bihar’s electorate, Bankipur offers something new: choice. The emergence of a credible third force suggests that politics in the state may no longer be confined to a binary contest. Whether this evolves into a lasting transformation remains to be seen—but the first crack in the old order has undeniably appeared.
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August 4, 2026, 10:58 AM - 4 min read
The election outcome was effectively sealed by 4 pm on Monday, with Kishor receiving his certificate of victory by 6:45 pm. Yet, even hours later, there was no reaction on X handle from either Mamata or Abhishek—an absence that has sparked curiosity in political circles, given their otherwise consistent engagement on social media for political developments, greetings, and public messaging.
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August 3, 2026, 07:24 PM - 3 min read
Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor won his maiden electoral contest in Bihar's Bankipur bypoll, while the BJP retained Gujarat's Manjalpur seat and the Congress held on to Datia in Madhya Pradesh.
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August 3, 2026, 11:38 AM - 2 min read
According to official figures from the Election Commission, Kishor has polled 6,269 votes against Sinha's 5,124, giving the election strategist-turned-politician an early lead of 1,145 votes. Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Rekha Kumari sits a distant third with 884 votes.
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July 26, 2026, 07:06 PM - 3 min read
Kishor, who is also the JSP candidate from the Bankipur assembly constituency, alleged that members of the ruling alliance were using administrative machinery to influence voters. He warned that if corrective action is not taken within 24 hours, he would stage a sit-in protest outside the Election Commission’s office.
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July 15, 2026, 05:37 PM - 3 min read
The switchover is being viewed as a significant development in Bihar politics, with the party hailing it as a major success in its organisational expansion efforts.
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