Bypoll Shockwave

Bankipur Upset Explained

Inside Bankipur Voters

How Votes Shifted

What Changed Since 2025

Nitish Exit and CM Factor

Student Protests Impact

RJD Wake Up Call

Datia Result and Takeaways

Closing Credits

Prashant Kishor has spent years shaping election victories for others. Now, he has delivered one of his own. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Nidhi Sharma speaks with Economic Times’ Kumar Anshuman to unpack Jan Suraaj Party’s stunning victory in Bankipur, a BJP bastion for more than three decades. How did Kishor engineer a massive electoral swing just months after his party failed to win a single Assembly seat? What does this upset reveal about the BJP’s vulnerabilities, the RJD’s shrinking space, and the changing political mood in Bihar? And should this bypoll be seen as an anomaly—or an early warning?

<p>Prashant Kishor has spent years shaping election victories for others. Now, he has delivered one of his own. In this episode of The Morning Brief, Nidhi Sharma speaks with Economic Times&rsquo; Kumar Anshuman to unpack Jan Suraaj Party&rsquo;s stunning victory in Bankipur, a BJP bastion for more than three decades. How did Kishor engineer a massive electoral swing just months after his party failed to win a single Assembly seat? What does this upset reveal about the BJP&rsquo;s vulnerabilities, the RJD&rsquo;s shrinking space, and the changing political mood in Bihar? And should this bypoll be seen as an anomaly&mdash;or an early warning?</p>

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How Prashant Kishor Shocked the BJP