New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- "...you need 4Ms to win an election. First is a messenger who can communicate with the people, then comes the message. Third, are the missionaries, and last is the mechanics, which is the political campaign." - Prashant Kishor

LiveMint's quote of the day by Prashant Kishor, Jan Suraaj Party founder, who made a historic electoral debut on Monday, winning the by-poll for Bihar's prestigious Bankipur assembly constituency.

Kishor, who got 64,151 votes, defeated the BJP's Neeraj Kumar by 19,324 votes.

The victory of Kishor, whose fledgling Jan Suraaj Party had failed to open its account in the 2025 assembly election in Bihar, came as a rude shock for the BJP, which held the seat for over three decades - since 1995.

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