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India’s ruling BJP suffers rare byelection loss after Cockroach student protests

The Guardian World Tuesday 04 August 2026, 17:59 UTC By Penelope MacRae in Delhi 1 min read
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Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP supportIndia’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has suffered a byelection defeat in a seat it had held for three decades following the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi’s government. Prashant Kishor, a high profile electoral strategist turned politician, scored a breakthrough win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party in the Bankipur...

Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has suffered a byelection defeat in a seat it had held for three decades following the Cockroach movement student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi’s government.

Prashant Kishor, a high profile electoral strategist turned politician, scored a breakthrough win for his fledgling Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party in the Bankipur constituency in Patna, the capital of the eastern state of Bihar.

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India (LOCATION) BJP (ORG) Bharatiya Janata (ORG) Narendra Modi’s (PERSON) Prashant Kishor (PERSON) Jan Suraaj (PERSON) Bankipur (LOCATION) Patna (LOCATION) Bihar (LOCATION)
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