For the BJP, the result in Bankipur goes beyond just a poll loss

A new cohort of Gen Z voters, and discontentment over centralised control of the party’s federal units has handed the BJP a loss in its stronghold

Prashant Kishor's victory is particularly significant because the Bankipur seat was held by BJP chief Nitin Nabin, and the election marked the BJP's first major electoral test under the leadership of Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary.