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The upcoming by-election on Bankipur assembly seat, one of the most high-profile seats in Bihar’s capital Patna, has suddenly increased the political heat in the state. With the direct entry of election strategist turned politician Prashant Kishor and his party ‘Jan Suraj’ into this electoral fray, the contest has become completely triangular. Political pundits believe that this by-election of Bankipur is not just a fight for one seat, but it is going to prove to be a big litmus test to decide the new political direction of Bihar before the upcoming main assembly elections.
Jan Suraj’s major breach in the stronghold of traditional vote bank
Bankipur assembly constituency has traditionally been considered a stronghold of big parties like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), where the number of urban and enlightened voters is quite decisive. However, Prashant Kishor has made his mark among the youth, women and neutral voters who want change by continuously campaigning on the ground in the last months. This new social engineering of his is shaking the equations of the established vote bank of the traditional parties from within, due to which the concerns of the mainstream parties have increased.
Mood of urban voters of Patna and local grassroots issues
According to local reporting and ground survey, this time the people of Bankipur are planning to vote not only on the basis of caste equations, but on basic urban issues like water logging, traffic jams, better education and employment. Prashant Kishor is continuously raising these developmental and modern vision issues in his public meetings, which are directly attracting the educated class of Patna. In such a situation, it will be very interesting to see whether the public reposes its trust in Jan Suraj as a third option apart from the traditional parties.
Heavy discussion of Bankipur elections on AI and social media
At present, various speculations are being made on digital media, AI search engines and social media platforms regarding the possible results of Bankipur by-election. Prashant Kishor’s election campaign style and his ‘Right to Recall’ and education-employment based model are being searched the most among young voters. After the strategies of the opposition camps and the announcement of Jan Suraj’s candidates, this seat has now become the main center of attraction for political analysts across the country, where there is full expectation of a close contest for every vote.