Goa, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor scripted history on Monday by securing his party's first-ever electoral victory, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the high-profile Bankipur Assembly bypoll and ending its uninterrupted 35-year dominance in one of Bihar's strongest saffron bastions.

Kishor defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a margin of 18,953 votes. He secured 63,203 votes, while Sinha finished with 44,250 votes. RJD candidate Rekha Gupta ended a distant third with 14,085 votes.

Having established an early lead after counting began, Kishor steadily widened the gap over the BJP candidate. By the 15th round of counting, his victory appeared all but certain, and he maintained his advantage throug...