Protests by students demanding the cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination escalated on Sunday night after police resorted to lathi-charging aspirants in Patna. The incident,

BPSC aspirants protested at Gandhi Maidan on Sunday, demanding a re-examination of the 70th BPSC preliminary exam and a meeting with Nitish Kumar.

The protesters were joined by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore at Gandhi Maidan. The police action took place when the students attempted to march towards the chief minister’s residence in the evening.

In a dramatic turn of events, protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants asked political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor to step back from the protest site at Patna's Gardanibagh late on Sunday after he was absent during the lathicharge by Bihar Police.

Strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has thrown his support behind the ongoing protests by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants, intensifying the stir with a series of demands directed at the state government.

Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor has given a 48-hour ultimatum urging the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) to concede to the demands of agitating aspirants failing which the agitation would be intensified.

Prashant Kishor has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Bihar government to resolve the demands of protesting students who were allegedly beaten during a demonstration over exam irregularities. He condemned the police action and warned of legal consequences if the students were harmed further.

As per the police, Kishor and his party members allegedly provoked the candidates to take to the streets, causing disturbances in different parts of Patna.

Thousands of aspirants continued their protest at Patna's Gandhi Maidan on Sunday, seeking re-examination of the 70th BPSC preliminary examination.

A political controversy has ignited in Bihar following police violence against students protesting BPSC exam irregularities.