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Bankipur Bypoll: BJP Candidate Pulls Out, Forcing Last-Minute Rethink Against Prashant Kishor
The party named Neeraj Kumar Sinha after Abhishek Kumar alias Bunty withdrew a day after filing nomination papers, leaving 17 candidates in the race.
- On Friday, July 10, the Bharatiya Janata Party replaced its Bankipur Assembly bypoll candidate after Abhishek Kumar withdrew his nomination citing "family reasons"; the party selected Neeraj Kumar Sinha as his replacement.
- The bypoll was necessitated after BJP national president Nitin Nabin resigned from the seat following his election to the Rajya Sabha in April 2025, vacating the Patna constituency he held for five consecutive terms.
- Seventeen candidates have entered the triangular electoral battle, including Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor and Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Rekha Kumari contesting the July 30 polling date.
- Reacting to the withdrawal, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor alleged, "justice has been served," claiming the BJP struggled to field a candidate; the party characterized the move as a political setback.
- With the nomination deadline set for July 13, the Election Commission scheduled polling for July 30, with vote counting to take place on August 3.
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Right
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources lean Right
62% Right
L 38%
R 62%
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