Prashant Kishor has achieved a victory in the by-election for the Bankipur Assembly constituency—a seat that had long been a BJP stronghold. The ‘OG’ election strategist behind the successes of leaders ranging from Prime Minister Modi to Nitish Kumar, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Mamata Banerjee, and MK Stalin, Kishor has now secured his own first direct electoral victory.
