Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who was selected by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for his election campaign, said on Monday that he would “ leave Twitter ” if the Bharatiya Janata Party did better than he predicted in the upcoming elections to the state assembly.
Kishor said the BJP would not cross double digits in polls and if it did, it would leave the social media site.
“Despite all the AMPLIFIED hype by a supporting media section, actually BJP will have a hard time CROSSING DOUBLE DIGITS in #WestBengal PS: Please save this tweet and if BJP does any better I must ditch this space! He said in a tweet.
Despite all the AMPLIFIED hype by a supporting media section, in reality BJP will have a hard time CROSSING DOUBLE DIGITS in #West BengalPS: Please save this tweet and if BJP does better, I must get out of this space!
– Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) December 21, 2020
Welcoming political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari to the BJP, Union Interior Minister Amit Shah said Saturday that Trinamool Congress Supreme and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be “completely alone” when West Bengal votes. in next year’s assembly elections. Addressing a party rally, Shah had criticized Banerjee for continuing political violence in the state and claimed that his government was steeped in corruption.
He had expressed confidence that the BJP will form the next government in the state with more than 200 seats in the 294-member assembly. In addition to Adhikari, nine MLAs from different parties and a deputy from TMC also joined the BJP.
Shah had also accused Banerjee of blocking the central government’s welfare plans in the state. “Mamata Banerjee is blocking all central government schemes aimed at the poor. It has blocked funds for farmers. She has blocked Ayushman Bharat. Almost 80 central government schemes were blocked by Mamata Banerjee, “he said, adding that the people of Bengal will be able to benefit from the schemes” when the BJP comes to power next year. “
Echoing Shah’s remarks, Suvendu Adhikari had challenged Banerjee to an electoral contest next year and said he received no respect at the TMC. “I cannot stay where I cannot stay with respect. I will not call anyone my ‘mother’ except my own mother and my homeland. They are calling us outsiders. But I would like to tell you that we are Indian first and then Bengali. I’m here to start working for the BJP from tomorrow, ”he said.
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