India, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor was leading by 1,145 votes after four rounds of counting for Bihar's Bankipur assembly by-election necessitated by Nitin Nabin's election as a Rajya Sabha member after his elevation as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief. Kishor made his electoral debut in the July 30 bypoll, months after his party failed to win any of the 238 seats it contested in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls.

Kishor canvassed across the constituency and framed the contest as a referendum on the government's performance and targeted chief minister Samrat Choudhary. Nabin assured voters that Bankipur shall remain his top priority despite new responsibilities.

Kishor polled 6,269 votes after three rounds...