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TopicPrashant Kishor

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Prashant Kishor has cracked BJP’s fortress in Bihar. A loud warning bell

With RJD’s popularity nosediving and Nitish’s JDU not in the pink of its health, the non-BJP vote bank will be looking for an alternative political platform.

Where are Modi and Shah? TV news has been busy with Prashant Kishor and Udhayanidhi

PM Modi is going through a period of poor visibility in the news media. On Wednesday, the Delhi edition of TOI made no mention of him until page 8.

Muslim votes, youth anger, Nitish factor & more: How Prashant Kishor stunned BJP in Bankipur

One of the fallouts will be the impact in narrative building for the ruling BJP as the loss happens to be in its bastion right after the massive student protest in New Delhi.

Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur victory in Bihar should ring alarm bells for Modi-Shah’s BJP

With an estimated 1.6 lakh of its 3.79 lakh voters being upper-caste Hindus, Bankipur has been a BJP stronghold for three decades. Prashant Kishor has breached that fortress decisively.

Bankipur bypoll: PK shatters BJP’s grip over a Nitin Nabin stronghold in stunning electoral debut

Prashant Kishor defeats BJP's Neeraj Kumar by 18,953 votes. Bypoll to Bihar seat was necessitated by Nitin Nabin's elevation to Rajya Sabha.

After skipping 2025 polls, Prashant Kishor to make electoral debut by taking on BJP in Bankipur bypoll

Jan Suraaj has fielded founder Prashant Kishor for the Bankipur bypoll, setting up a direct battle with the BJP in a constituency vacated by national president Nitin Nabin's Rajya Sabha move.

Jan Suraaj explores fielding PK, says Bankipur bypoll not just about one MLA, but ‘alternative politics’

Bankipur seat fell vacant after BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned as MLA following his election to Rajya Sabha in April. The byelection will be held on 30 July.

Bihar ‘fake encounter’: PK slams CM Samrat Choudhary, says a cop cannot fire without orders from Patna

The JSP founder, who visited Bharat Bhushan Tiwari's family Wednesday, asked whether role of Bihar home minister, STF officer who gave the order to shoot & Home dept will be probed.

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj sees an opening with bypoll in Bankipur seat vacated by BJP’s Nabin

The seat fell vacant after BJP president Nitin Nabin was elected to Rajya Sabha. The Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the bypoll.

On Camera

Bollywood heroes are returning to old playgrounds—Akshay back in comedy, Hashmi in horror

After spending years trying to reinvent themselves, Bollywood’s ageing stars are discovering that audiences may not necessarily want a new version of them.

$92 mn to $609 mn: Andhra FDI inflows surged after Jagan-era slowdown, TDP credits policy reset

Data on FDI rise has become a political flashpoint, with Naidu govt projecting an investor-friendly turnaround while YSRCP leader says ‘unwarranted information’ provided in House.

And it’s official: India in talks with France to join 6th Gen fighter programme FCAS

In February this year, ThePrint reported that India is exploring the possibility of teaming up with France for co-development and co-manufacturing of the futuristic FCAS.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.