{
  "id": 1406104,
  "title": "Prashant Kishor To Take Oath As Bihar MLA Today After Historic Bankipur Bypoll Victory, Becomes First Jan Suraaj Legislator",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/prashant-kishor-to-take-oath-as-bihar-mla-today-after-historic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:38:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/prashant-kishor-to-take-oath-as-bihar-mla-today-after-historic-bankipur-bypoll-victory-becomes-first-jan-suraaj-legislator"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bihar's Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor is set to take his oath as a member of the Legislative Assembly on Monday, following his resounding victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election. Kishor's swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 am at the Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar's office room in the main building. According to a letter from the Deputy Secretary of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Kishor has been invited to attend the designated meeting time and location to take the oath or make the necessary affirmation.\n\nThe Jan Suraaj Party founder emerges from the election as the first elected MLA of his party after defeating the BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha. This victory marked Kishor's initial political win and stands as a significant milestone for the newer party. The Bankipur by-election took place on July 30 with counting completed on August 3. Kishor maintained his lead throughout the counting process and won the seat by a margin of 19,324 votes, polling a total of 64,151 votes compared to Sinha's 44,827 votes. The third-placed candidate was RJD's Rekha Gupta with 14,273 votes. The result also ended the BJP's long-held dominance over the constituency since 1995, making Kishor's win a notable political upset in Bihar.",
  "summary": "Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor will take the oath as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Monday, after his decisive victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election. Also Watch: The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 am in the office room of Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar in the Assembly's main building. According to a letter issued by the Deputy Secretary of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prashant Kishor sworn in as Bihar MLA after Bankipur by-election win.",
    "Jan Suraaj Party first elected legislator, defeating BJP candidate.",
    "Victory marks Kishor's political debut and ends BJP's 25-year dominance."
  ],
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  "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."
}