New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor is all set to win the Bankipur assembbly bypoll as his lead over Bharatiya Janata Party's Neeraj Kumar Sinha widens.

As things stand, political-strategist-turned politician, Kishor was ahead of Sinha by over 18,000 as few rounds of counting were left on Monday, 3 August.

Celebrations broke out at the Jan Suraaj Party headquarters and outside the counting centre at AN College here, with supporters dancing to the tunes of local songs and distributing sweets.

Remember, bypoll is influenced by local factors, lower turnout, candidate dynamics and constituency-specific issues. While the victory is politically important, it does not by itself establish a statewide shift in vote...