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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor made a winning electoral debut on Monday, defeating the BJP in the prestigious Bankipur Assembly by-election and ending

Several videos of Congress workers celebrating Ghanshyam Singh's victory in the Datia Assembly bypoll have gone viral on social media. In one such video, party workers are seen distributing Melody toffees to each other as a political taunt aimed at the BJP and PM Modi.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party pulled off a major upset by defeating the BJP in the Bankipur bypoll, while the Congress wrested Madhya Pradesh's Datia seat from the saffron party, raising questions over internal BJP dynamics.

Regional parties, however, generally performed better. The Trinamool Congress won 13 of the 14 bypolls it contested, a strike rate of 93%, while the Biju Janata Dal secured five victories from six contests, or 83%

Speaking to reporters, Kishor said the bypoll result reflected public dissatisfaction with the current leadership rather than a demand for a change in government.

Addressing a press conference, Yadav claimed that the BJP had suffered two major electoral setbacks within a short span of time.

Narottam Mishra represented the Datia constituency for three terms after first winning it in 2008. | India News

A known face not dependent on the party machinery and fighting a hyperlocal campaign helped the Congress win the seat once synonymous with former Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra.

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor defeated BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar by over 19,000 votes in Bankipur Assembly bypoll, ending BJP's decades-long dominance in constituency.

PATNA: Bihar has been green. It has been saffron.