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Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur bypoll; BJP to review results
Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Bihar. The victory is being discussed as a potential turning point in Bihar politics and for the BJP. The BJP plans to conduct a booth-wise review, suspecting a shift of RJD votes to Kishor. Political parties like DMK, CPI(M), and CPI(ML) Liberation have congratulated Kishor on his win. Social media has drawn parallels to the unpredictability of Bihar's politics, referencing a clip from the web series 'Maharani'.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 2 · Centre 8 · Right 5 n = 15
- Left (2): Scroll.in, The Hindu
- Centre (8 votes, 10 outlets): Deccan Herald, Greater Kashmir, Hindustan (Hindi) · Hindustan Times · Mint (HT Media — 1 vote), Mathrubhumi English, Navbharat Times, The Lallantop, The New Indian Express, The Print
- Right (5 votes, 6 outlets): Aaj Tak · India Today (India Today Group — 1 vote), Dainik Jagran, News18 Hindi, OpIndia, The Pioneer