Patna: When Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Bankipur Assembly constituency by-poll, Abhishek Kumar Sinha 'Bunty', withdrew from the contest on Friday evening citing "family reasons", it left everybody wondering.
However, it turned out that it was "family" indeed behind Abhishek’s withdrawal. The BJP thought it wise not to let him contest and provide ammunition to the Opposition, especially Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) leader Prashant Kishor.
The Bankipur by-poll is currently grabbing attention across the country because it has turned into a contest between Kishor and BJP national president Nitin Nabin. The constituency is considered Nabin's pocket borough, as he and his father Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha had won it nine consecutive times since 1995. Nitin was elected to the Rajya Sabha in March and resigned from the Assembly, necessitating the by-poll.
