How Prashant Kishor breached BJP's bastion

Prashant Kishor broke the BJP's three-decade hold on Bankipur and reshaped Bihar's political landscape.The first electoral verdict after the nationwide Gen Z protests has delivered one of the biggest political surprises in recent years. BJP has lost Bankipur, one of its safest seats in Bihar, to Prashant Kishor, giving Jan Suraaj its first-ever electoral victory.The result carries significance beyond a single assembly bypoll. It is also the first major electoral test for BJP in Bihar under the leadership of CM Samrat Choudhary after he assumed charge of the state government. The outcome suggests that the party failed to retain its grip over a constituency that had remained virtually impregnable for three decades.The fall of a BJP fortressBankipur has been synonymous with BJP's dominance si