Prashant Kishor poll debut runs into rough weather, his party loses leaders to BJP
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) faced a setback as several key leaders, including mathematician KC Sinha, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Bankipur bypoll on July 30. This election marks Kishor's first foray into electoral politics, challenging the BJP in a stronghold. The defections come as Kishor prepares to contest against BJP's Neeraj Kumar Sinha and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Rekha Gupta, raising questions about the JSP's viability.