New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor 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 BJP's Neeraj Kumar by 19,324 votes. Kumar garnered 44,827 votes. Rekha Gupta of RJD was a distant third with 14,273 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.

The seat was last held by BJP's national president Nitin Nabin, who resigned as an MLA to take up the national role, thus necessitating the byelection.

The defeat, coming days after t...