The re-exam took place at 22 centres in Patna, with only 5,943 of the 12,012 registered candidates appearing for the test.

Prashant Kishor was arrested on Monday morning, along with other supporters, while on an indefinite hunger strike to demand the cancellation of the BPSC exam

Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor was on Monday arrested for his "illegal" fast unto death and sent to jail upon refusal to accept bail, granted by a court here with conditions that were deemed "unreasonable".

The Patna Police on early Monday arrested Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He was seeking action in support of protesting students,

A court in Patna on Monday sent Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor to judicial custody after he was detained by Bihar police while on fast-unto-death protest at

The police took him to Patna AIIMS for a medical examination, news agency PTI reported, citing supporters of Prashant Kishor.

Kishor, the poll strategist-turned-politician who formed his party Jan Suraaj last year, has been fasting since last Thursday

The supporters of Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishore clashed with Patna police after cops detained Kishor who was on an indefinite hunger strike in support of BPSC aspirants.

Kishor was sitting a hunger strike since Thursday to press for the cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13.