RJD's Rekha Gupta expected to win Bihar's Bankipur by-election, Tejashwi Yadav says

The Bankipur assembly constituency in Bihar held a by‑election on 30 July 2026, with results slated for 3 August. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) fielded Rekha Gupta (also known as Rekha Kumari Gupta), a social worker from Patna's Bakarganj area, against BJP candidate Neeraj Sinha and Jan Suraj Party founder Prashant Kishore.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav publicly claimed that feedback from polling stations indicated a decisive victory for Gupta and warned that the forthcoming result would send a national political message, suggesting the BJP could lose even seats held by senior party figures. The outcome is being watched as an early indicator of party strength ahead of the next state assembly elections.