THE HINDU DATED 4th AUG 2026

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THE HINDU DATED 4th AUG 2026

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1. Prashant Kishor wins Bankipur by-election and challenges the BJP in Bihar

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur Assembly by-election, defeating the BJP in what had been regarded as one of its strongest urban constituencies. The victory is politically significant because it gives Jan Suraaj a legislative foothold and demonstrates that dissatisfaction with established parties can translate into electoral support. Kishor framed the result around Bihar’s unemployment and migration crisis, arguing that young people should not be compelled to leave the State in search of work. The BJP, while losing Bankipur, retained Manjalpur in Gujarat, while Congress defended Datia in Madhya Pradesh, showing that the broader by-election picture was mixed. The logic of Kishor’s campaign rested on governance, employment and anti-incumbency rather than conventional identity politics. His stand is that Bihar requires structural reform in education, jobs and administration. The result suggests that voters may reward new political formations when they connect local grievances with a credible organisational alternative.

2. Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court over Cauvery water release