Election strategist Prashant Kishor has claimed that an-anti BJP opposition alliance sans Congress is possible. Kishor made the remarks while giving a peek inside his election strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The polls strategist also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi saying that Congress cannot defeat BJP with a candle march and a tweet.
He also said that if the Congress leaders want to save the party, they should elect a president democratically. “I am saying let it (Congress president) be decided democratically rather than somebody saying that XYZ would be the president…. Many think the Congress party’s decline is a recent phenomenon. Actually not. The last time when Congress won in the country was in 1984. After 1984, the Congress (alone) has not won a single general election in the country,” he said.
Kishor added that he has been in talks with Congress leadership for the past two years and claimed that the leaders giving media info are not even aware of the facts. “The fact is, I was in conversation with the Congress….I almost joined Congress. There was not that much disagreement,” said Kishor adding that there were a few issues that did not resolve.
In an interview with India Today, Prashant Kishor also presented his blueprint for the opposition to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections. He reiterated that the Congress party has lost 90 per cent of the elections in the last ten years. He added that the Congress leadership should take responsibility for the defeat.
Kishor also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that contrary to perception, he listens to everyone and it is his strength. Kishor said that PM Modi knows what people want and added that the country’s politics will revolve around the BJP for the next few decades.