Kishor: BJP will struggle to cross double digits in ’21 – Times of India

Kolkata: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday broke his silence on the forthcoming Bengal assembly elections and took to social media to claim that BJP will “struggle to cross double digits” in 2021.
The saffron party, which has already set the campaign pitch in motion, was quick to react by saying that the country will lose a poll strategist, without naming him however.
On Sunday, Union home minister Amit Shah had said BJP will cross 200 seats in the 294-seat Bengal assembly, pulling the ruling Trinamool Congress to less than a three-digit figure.
Kishor, the political strategist appointed by TMC, tweeted on Monday: “For all the hype amplified by a section of supportive media, in reality BJP will struggle to cross double digits.” Kishor even dared BJP to save this post on Twitter. “Please save this tweet and if BJP does any better I must quit this space!”
State minister and TMC leader Malay Ghatak tweeted in support, claiming that BJP will “struggle to cross double digits” in the 2021 polls. Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim said, “Rest assured, the faceless Bhajpa (BJP) will fall flat in 2021.”
BJP’s Bengal minder Kailash Vijayvargiya replied on his Twitter handle: “With the ongoing BJP tsunami in Bengal, after forming the government we will see the country lose a poll strategist.”
BJP’s Bengal co-minder Arvind Menon tagged Kishor’s tweet to say, “BJP doesn’t run on others’ predictions, we create our own.” Reiterating the claims of 200 seats in Bengal by Shah and BJP’s national president JP Nadda, Menon said, “Didi will be isolated” and “BJP will win 200 seats in West Bengal… advance greetings for your farewell.”
On Saturday, TMC faced its biggest single-day exodus from the party.