Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday filed his nomination papers for the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Bihar, marking his electoral debut. Kishor, who is aiming to capture the BJP stronghold vacated by the party's national president Nitin Nabin, was accompanied by his wife, Jahnavi Das, a medical practitioner from Assam. Though she usually stays away from public life
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its new candidate for the Bankipur Assembly by-election, replacing Abhishek Kumar, who withdrew from the race just a day after filing his nomination. In a statement, Abhishek thanked the BJP's central and state leadership for selecting him as the NDA candidate but said he was unable to contest due to family reasons.
