Bihar CM reviews Bankipur defeat with BJP leaders

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Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met senior BJP leaders Wednesday to review the party's historic loss in Bankipur, where Prashant Kishor defeated the BJP candidate by over 19,000 votes. The seat had been a BJP stronghold since 1995; the vote was triggered after sitting MLA Nitin Nabin joined Rajya Sabha. It was the first assembly byelection since Samrat Choudhary became chief minister. Party leaders pledged to identify and correct mistakes. Former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar met PM Modi on August 4, a visit JD(U) termed a courtesy call. Kishor had called the byelection a referendum on the state BJP; its vote share halved from 2025.


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