India, Aug. 4 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) supremo Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said his Bankipur bypoll victory was a message from Bihar's voters to the BJP and NDA leadership to replace Samrat Choudhary as chief minister.

After his maiden electoral win, Kishor said the people wanted the BJP to appoint "a better person" as CM and shift the political discourse "from crime and caste to education, employment and migration".

The result was a major setback for the BJP, which held the urban constituency since 1995. The seat fell vacant after BJP national president Nitin Nabin, who held the seat for multiple terms like his father before him, was elected to the Rajya Sabha.

Kishor questioned how the BJP lost a seat that Nabin had won by over 51,00...