Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party has lost a byelection in a seat it had held for three decades, after 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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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Penelope MacRae in Delhi.
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