Bankipur byelection defeat: Bihar CM meets BJP leaders to review loss
“Every party learns from its mistakes and looks for its shortcomings. We’ve been winning the Bankipur seat, but what were the reasons that the seat fell from our hands? We’ll understand everything and correct them,” said BJP leader and State Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari
In the aftermath of the Bankipur assembly byelection loss, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met senior BJP leaders at party headquarters in Patna on Wednesday to review the defeat. The seat, a historic stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party for over three decades, was lost to Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor by over 19,000 votes on August 3.
This was the first assembly byelection since Choudhary became chief minister. BJP leader Mithilesh Tiwari, along with other senior leaders, attended the meeting to discuss the reasons behind the defeat. The party's State Education Minister expressed the need for introspection and correction to regain the electoral loyalty of Bankipur voters.
Nitish Kumar, former Bihar Chief Minister and a Rajya Sabha member, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi the day after the result, with the meeting reportedly discussing the Bankipur byelection defeat.
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