India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost a byelection in the Bankipur constituency of Patna, Bihar — a seat it had held for three decades — with electoral strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor winning for his new Jan Suraaj (Good Governance) party. The result came in the wake of nationwide student protests, dubbed the "Cockroach" movement, which erupted over exam paper leaks and ultimately forced the resignation of India's education minister, a rare concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. Kishor called the result a wake-up call for Modi on education and jobs, while analysts noted the defeat carries symbolic weight beyond a single seat, undermining the BJP's reputation for electoral invincibility.