{
  "id": 128071,
  "title": "Prashant Kishor's singular target after defeating BJP in stronghold Bankipur: ‘Remove Samrat as CM’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/prashant-kishors-singular-target-after-defeating-bjp-in-stronghold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T10:33:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/prashant-kishors-singular-target-after-defeating-bjp-in-stronghold-bankipur-remove-samrat-as-cm-101785836700915.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prashant Kishor, the leader of the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), declared on Tuesday that the JSP's victory in the Bankipur bypoll was a clear message for the BJP and the NDA to replace Samrat Choudhary as Chief Minister. Kishor urged the BJP to appoint a more capable individual as Chief Minister and shift the political conversation away from crime, caste, and towards education, employment, and migration. This defeat marked the first time in 25 years that the BJP had lost a seat in Bankipur, which they had held since 1995. Kishor questioned how the BJP managed to lose a seat that Nitin Nabin, who had won by over 51,000 votes in the previous assembly elections, had won. Kishor alleged that the BJP's new leadership in Bihar was unacceptable to the people, citing Samrat Choudhary's conduct, character, and appearance as issues voters were uncomfortable with.",
  "summary": "After his maiden electoral victory, Prashant Kishor said the people wanted the BJP to appoint “a better person” as chief minister.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Prashant Kishor demands action against Patna SSP for allegedly arresting local JSP leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/prashant-kishor-demands-action-against-patna-ssp-for-allegedly",
        "published": "2026-08-02T10:03:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "PK breaches BJP fort: Prashant Kishor set to be MLA from Bihar's Bankipur on debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/pk-breaches-bjp-fort-prashant-kishor-set-to-be-mla-from-bihars",
        "published": "2026-08-03T11:43:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}