{"id":13199,"date":"2026-08-17T06:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13199"},"modified":"2026-08-17T06:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:43:55","slug":"prashant-kishor-takes-oath-as-bankipur-mla-after-first-jan-suraaj-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13199","title":{"rendered":"Prashant Kishor takes oath as Bankipur MLA after first Jan Suraaj victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133288627,imgsize-65102,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/prashant-kishor.jpg\" alt=\"Prashant Kishor takes oath as Bankipur MLA after first Jan Suraaj victory\" title=\"Prashant Kishor takes office as MLA\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Prashant Kishor takes office as MLA\">Prashant Kishor takes office as MLA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/prashant-kishor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prashant Kishor<\/a> on Monday took oath as the Bankipur MLA at the Bihar Legislative Assembly, following his victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>In Bihar\u2019s urban constituency of Bankipur, a BJP stronghold since 1995, Prashant Kishor secured his first electoral victory, defeating his nearest rival by 19,324 votes. <!-- -->The seat was vacated by BJP national president Nitin Nabin.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Kishor had said he was not seeking a \u201csafe seat\u201d and had deliberately chosen to contest from Bankipur to send a message that voters in Bihar should move beyond caste and religion.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The victory marks Kishor\u2019s first electoral win since launching the Jan Suraaj Party, which failed to win a seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. The Bankipur by-election recorded a voter turnout of 34.24 per cent, according to the Election Commission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>After the results, Kishor said, \u201cThis time, the people of Bankipur have made us win, and they have done so because they have hope and trust that we will raise our voices for their rights to the best of our ability, and we will make every possible effort to ensure nothing wrong happens to them.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Kishor said his agenda was not limited to Bankipur but was focused on a broader goal for Bihar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/prashant-kishor-takes-oath-as-bankipur-mla-after-first-jan-suraaj-victory\/articleshow\/133288567.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prashant Kishor takes office as MLA NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant 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