Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who has been on a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of a BPSC exam, was detained in the early hours of Monday. Patna police cleared the place in Gandhi Maidan where Kishor was on the hunger strike.

In a dramatic turn of events, political strategist Prashant Kishor was arrested early this morning from Patna's Gandhi Maidan, where he was on a hunger strike in solidarity with BPSC students. The police removed Kishor from the site at around 4 AM,

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

Prashant Kishor, in solidarity with other protesting students, was sitting on hunger strike to press for the demand for cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13.

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

Prashant Kishor resisted the police's attempt to remove him from the site, which led to a tense situation following which he was detained

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

Prashant Kishor is demanding the cancellation of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) held on December 13, following allegations of question paper leak.

Prashant Kishor joined the protesting students around 1 am amidst dense fog, expressing solidarity with their demand to cancel the BPSC examination.

As students continue to protest along with Kishor at Patna Gandhi Maidan, there is no word from Nitish govt so far over their demand seeking exam cancellation and a retest