PATNA, Aug. 4 -- From scripting strategy for poll victories of others, Prashant Kishor has finally pulled off one for himself. His 19,324 votes triumph in the high-stakes bypoll in Bankipur -- - the state's smallest constituency - may prove to be a pivot al moment in Bihar politics.

Bankipur, since its inception in 2008 delimitation, has been a BJP stronghold and it was represented for five times by none other than BJP's national president Nitin Nabin.

In his initial remarks after the victory, Kishor described the outcome as the fall of the BJP's long-standing fortress in Bankipur. "It was not an election for a legislator. But, it seeks to give a message to the BJP that it is time to choose a good, capable person to lead the state as it...