Patna, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor has extended his lead over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha after the third round of counting in the Bankipur Assembly by-election here on Monday.

As per the latest official figures released by the Election Commission after Round 3 of the 31 scheduled rounds of counting, Prashant Kishor is leading with 5,032 votes, while BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha has secured 3,870 votes. Kishor is ahead by a margin of 1,162 votes.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Kumari is currently in third place with 767 votes, trailing by 3,131 votes.

The bypoll, held on July 30, marks the first direct electoral contest of election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor...