Prashant Kishor, founder of Jan Suraaj Party, is contesting the Bankipur Assembly bypoll as the party's candidate following the vacancy created by BJP legislator Nitin Nabin's election to the Rajya Sabha. Kishor leads in reported trends after 28 rounds of counting on August 3, 2026, though exact margins differ between sources. Jan Suraaj won zero seats in the November 2025 Bihar assembly elections despite contesting 238 constituencies.