India's BJP Loses Bankipur Seat to Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj

India's ruling BJP lost Bankipur, a Bihar seat held for 30 years, to Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party on 3 August 2026. Kishor won 64,117 votes to the BJP's 44,794. The loss followed student protests over exam paper leaks that forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. Kishor called the result a "wake-up call" for Modi.