Kishor, who is Mamata’s key aide in West Bengal, who is at the polls, has claimed that he would leave the Twitter space if the BJP managed to cross double digits in the assembly elections scheduled for next year.
The electoral strategist was reacting to the BJP’s goal of winning more than 200 seats in the 294-member legislative assembly. The BJP received a big boost in the state when several Trinamool leaders joined the party in the presence of Amit Shah, who was in Bengal last weekend.
Despite all the AMPLIFIED hype by a supporting media section, actually BJP will have a hard time CROSSING DOUBLE DIGITS on… https://t.co/g6446uRAyb
– Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) 1608526371000
Unsurprisingly, Prashant Kishor’s claim elicited a strong response from an aggressive BJP, who is determined to end Mamata’s rule in Bengal.
Taking a look at Kishor, BJP said that the country will end up losing an electoral strategist after the West Bengal elections.
Prashant Kishor vs. BJP
Kishor, who has been tied up by Mamata to improve Trinamool’s electoral prospects and secure her a third term as West Bengal’s chief minister, said she will leave Twitter if the saffron party does better than she had predicted.
“Despite all the hype amplified by a section of the supporting media, in reality, BJP will have a hard time crossing double digits in West Bengal,” he tweeted.
“Please save this tweet and if BJP does better, I must leave this space!” Kishor added.
भाजपा की बंगाल में जो सुनामी चल रही हैं, सरकार बनने के बाद इस देश को एक चुनाव रणनीतिकार खोना पड़ेगा।
– Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) 1608528294000
Reflecting on Prashant Kishor, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said: “After the BJP tsunami in Bengal, this country will have to lose an electoral strategist after the BJP forms the government.”
Mamata’s Prashant Problems
The importance given to Prashant Kishor by Mamata banerjee he has been at the root of the rebellion at Trinamool, with many leaders questioning his interference in party affairs.
The open letter written by Suvendu Adhikari, who resigned from Trinamool to join the BJP, contained very strong words against the influence that Mamata Banerjee gave to the poll strategist.
Several other leaders have been outspoken against Prashant Kishore’s role in the Trinamool Congress.
Mamata hits Amit Shah
Meanwhile, a day after Amit Shah completed his two-day Bengal tour, Mamata accused the Union Interior Minister of telling lies about the development of the state.
She described the figures given by him on the state’s position on various parameters as “garbage of lies.”
Speaking to reporters, the chief minister announced that she will visit Birbhum district on December 28 for an official meeting and will also lead a tour the following day.
At a press conference in Bolpur on Sunday, Shah attacked the Trinamool congressional government, claiming that West Bengal lags behind most of the country’s states on several parameters, except for corruption and extortion.
“I want to tell Amit ji that you are the interior minister and it is not in your best interest to spend lies provided by your party workers without cross-checking,” Banerjee said.
Pawar talks to Mamata; OPPN leaders support TMC
Mamata, who is embroiled in a bitter battle with the Center, received a much-needed boost on Monday when CPN Supreme Sharad Pawar joined several other opposition leaders to side with her against the BJP.
Trinamool congressional sources said on Monday that the party is considering organizing a mega rally by opposition leaders in Kolkata as part of its effort to shore up an anti-BJP front, but nothing has been finalized so far.
“Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee have shared a very cordial relationship since their days in Congress. During a phone call, Sharadji expressed his support for him. He has also expressed his desire to come to Bengal and campaign for TMC,” one said. High-level party leader aware of development.
Captain Amarinder Singh, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot, Chief Ministers of Punjab, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan respectively, recently alleged that the Center’s order to transfer three IPS officers in delegation is an interference in the functioning of the administration of West Bengal.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chairman MK Stalin also described the “unilateral transfer” of three IPS officers from West Bengal by the BJP-led central government as “autocratic and anti-federal”.
The three IPS officers were responsible for the security of the national president of the BJP, JP Nadda, whose convoy was attacked by alleged activists from the Trinamool Congress during his recent visit to West Bengal.
Banerjee, who is opposed to the Center’s move, expressed gratitude to these opposition leaders Sunday for expressing solidarity with the state on the issue.
(With inputs from agencies)
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