Jan Suraaj Workers Celebrate as Prashant Extends Bankipur Lead

Streets across Patna erupted into celebrations as Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor pulled off a monumental political upset in the high-stakes Bankipur Assembly byelection.

Crossing Round 22 of 31 in vote counting, Kishor extended a commanding lead over BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar



Sinha. 

As news of the mounting lead spread, hundreds of Jan Suraaj workers gathered outside counting centres and party offices in Patna, dancing to dhol beats, smearing green gulal, and raising slogans hailing a "new dawn of alternative politics in Bihar."