BJP’s prominence will stay for decades: Prashant Kishor
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 28
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday predicted the electoral prominence of the BJP for “decades to come”, cautioning leaders against the trap that people would vote out the ruling party or the Prime Minister in a matter of time.
In a direct reference to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s perception of Indian politics, Kishor said the problem with Rahul was his belief that PM Narendra Modi would be thrown away by the electorate in a matter of time.
“That is where the problem lies with Rahul probably. He thinks it is just a matter of time when people will throw Modi away,” Kishor said, attending an interface with residents of Goa.
He said it was important to acknowledge the strengths of adversaries to defeat them, rather than just wait for the time when a fatigued electorate would vote out the party. “The BJP is going to be at the centre of Indian polity… whether they win, whether they lose …like it was for the first 40 years for the Congress,” Kishor said.
Rahul’s belief wrong
The problem with Rahul Gandhi is he thinks it’s a matter of time before people throw away PM Modi, that’s not happening. Prashant Kishor, poll strategist
