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Expressing gratitude to the party leadership, Neeraj Kumar Sinha said he was confident of securing a decisive victory in the bypoll.

Narottam Mishra appealed to party workers to maintain calm and refrain from any form of protest after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) denied him a ticket for the upcoming Datia Assembly bypoll.

The Datia seat became vacant after Rajendra Bharti was disqualified following a bank fraud conviction. The BJP denied Mishra the ticket for the July 2026 by-election, opting to field Ashutosh Tiwari instead which lead to the protest.

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday handed an early edge to its opponents in the upcoming Bankipur Assembly bypoll after its candidate, Abhishek Kumar Sinha, pulled out of the contest, citing "family reasons."

BJP fields Ashutosh Tiwari for Datia byelection, denying ticket to Narottam Mishra amid local protests and speculation.

WITH THE high-stakes Bankipur bypoll in Bihar just two weeks away, the Congress state unit is still unsure if the party will field a candidate on the seat - also being contested by Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor.

For the July 30 Datia bypoll, BJP has fielded organisational leader Ashutosh Tiwari, ignoring the claim of the party heavyweight and ex-home minister, and triggering protests in the constituency

Party fields new face against RJD, Prashant Kishor

Abhishek Kumar Sinha, popularly known as Bunty, who is a vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's state unit, expressed his inability to contest the bypoll a day after filing nomination papers.

Bihar BJP candidate Abhishek Kumar withdraws from Bankipur bypoll, citing family reasons amid concerns over his viability against Prashant Kishor.