Highlighting the changing public sentiment towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “weaker PM”, adding that the longevity of the NDA government will depend on the upcoming elections in nine states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, etc.
“It is clear that the popularity and power of Modi ji and this (NDA) government has decreased. The longevity would depend on the elections in 9 states including Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Bihar in the next 2-2.5 years," the election strategist-turned-politician told ANI on Monday.
Kishor also said that the “stability of the government” will be in question if the assembly election results are not in favour of the saffron party.
“If results are against BJP then questions will definitely be raised about the stability of the government. If the BJP performs well in these states, then its power will remain,” he added.
Commenting on BJP's prospects in Bihar state assembly polls, Kishor said that the party can't remove Nitish Kumar from the Bihar CM post, adding that at the same time, it is difficult for the party to win Bihar elections with his help.
“BJP's compulsion is that they cannot remove Nitish Kumar from the post of Chief Minister. They also know that they cannot win elections in Bihar with Nitish as the Chief Minister, but they cannot do anything in Bihar as they need the help of Nitish to run the government in Delhi,” Prashant Kishor told ANI on Monday.
Applauding Rahul Gandhi's efforts, Prashant Kishor said there has been a “little improvement in Congress's condition”. He also added that Gandh's leadership in Congress is fully established but he has a long way to go in becoming a leader of the nation.
“There has been a little improvement in Congress's condition...Rahul Gandhi made efforts in the last 1.5-2 years, and he has benefitted through that too. His leadership in Congress is fully established...But he is now established as the leader of Congress, not that of the country. His grandmother, Indira Gandhi faced the biggest loss of her life in 1977 - I think Congress won 154 seats at that time. This (2024 polls) is being dubbed as the biggest win of Rahul Gandhi's life and Congress has won 99 seats. So, this is the difference. It shows that Rahul Gandhi still has a long way to go in becoming a leader of the nation,” ANI quoted Kishor as saying.
