PATNA: Bihar's governing National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept the bypolls to four assembly constituencies on Saturday, retaining Imamganj and capturing Tarari, Ramgarh and Belaganj from INDIA bloc.

Prashant Kishor however drew succour from the fact that his fledgling Jan Suraaj had ‘secured 10% of votes’ polled in the four seats.

Jan Suraaj candidates failed to make a significant impact, finishing third in three constituencies and one in the fourth position.

NDA sweeps Bihar bypolls with 52.83% voter turnout, defeating opposition parties, including Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party.

Jan Suraaj failed to make an impact in assembly bypolls, as all its four candidates lost the contest, with three of them forfeiting security deposits.

Patna: The ruling NDA in Bihar on Saturday swept the bypolls to four assembly segments, retaining Imamganj and wresting from the INDIA bloc Tarari, Ramgarh and Belaganj, receiving a boost ahead of the assembly elections due next year.

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj has failed to open its account in the bypolls of four Bihar Assembly seats of Tarari, Ramgarh, Belaganj, and Imamganj.

The IPAC founder, who had a brief stint in the JD(U), insisted that the party's supremo Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, was a "spent force" and its candidate, former MLC Manorama Devi, had won on her own steam.

Despite failing to secure any victories in their first attempt, Kishor expressed that he remains undeterred by the outcome.

The BJP went ahead of the RJD and Jan Suraaj to win all four by-poll seats- Tarari, Ramgarh, Belaganj and Imamganj.