Need credible face to hunt votes in 2024 LS polls, assembly leaders will not make distinction: Prashant Kishor

By ANI

PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday mentioned that there’s a want for a “credible face” and mass motion to hunt folks’s vote within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and opined that assembly leaders of assorted political events “would not make much of a difference”.

He mentioned such conferences can’t be seen as Opposition unity or political improvement. Kishor’s remarks got here on the backdrop of his former ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s go to to the nationwide capital just lately to fulfill Opposition leaders.

Speaking to ANI, Kishor who was earlier given the submit of nationwide president in Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and was later expelled from the celebration, mentioned, “Such meetings and discussions taking place will not change the political situation on the ground. I do not have such an experience. He is more experienced than me. But I do not see the meeting of some leaders individually or collectively, holding discussions or press conferences, as an Opposition unity or a political development.”

“Unless you create a people’s movement and generate a popular narrative, form a formidable entity, and a credible face that can make the public believe that he can be a better alternative to the BJP, only then they (people) will vote for you,” he mentioned.

When requested concerning the collection of conferences undertaken by Kumar just lately together with with Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao who had visited Bihar just lately in his try to unite the Opposition, Kishor mentioned that such conferences wouldn’t make “much of a difference”.

“When he was with the BJP, he met the leaders who were with them. Now he is no more with the BJP, so he is meeting the parties and leaders who are in opposition of the BJP. That would not make much of a difference. You need a credible narrative, people’s trust, workers on the ground, and a trustworthy face and people’s movement for doing it,” he mentioned.

When requested who generally is a higher face of the Opposition amongst leaders akin to Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and KCR, he mentioned, “Right is the one who can unite everyone and is acceptable to all.”

The polls strategist additional dismissed the hypothesis of Nitish Kumar being upset together with his former celebration chief. “Let him do what he wants to do in Bihar. His statements have no meaning. Does he know ABC of what has been done in the state since 2005?” Nitish Kumar had mentioned.

“Nitish Kumar is not pissed off with me. It is his way of speaking. I have a kindred relation with him. Who will take Nitish Kumar’s talks seriously? He himself was with the BJP until one month ago. He has been chief minister for more than two-thirds of his tenure as the chief minister in past 17 years. It is hilarious that he talks about who can be with the BJP. There is no need to give importance to it,” Prashant Kishor mentioned.

Talking concerning the Bharat Jodo Yatra taken out by Congress, Kishor mentioned its focus is “disproportionately more in those states where the BJP is not a big political power.”He urged that the yatra ought to have largely coated the states the place the BJP is a powerful political power.

“Looking at the route of the yatra, it seems that its aim is to unite the people or political activists against the work being done by the BJP or its ideology. The centre of the yatra should have been those states where the BJP is strong. The yatra is being carried out mostly in those states where the BJP is not a very strong political force. The focus of the yatra is disproportionately in those states where the BJP is not a big social and political power. I find there is a contradiction with the said aim of the yatra,” he mentioned.

Kishor famous that there’s discontent among the many public in Bihar even after Nitish Kumar parted methods with the BJP final month to rejoin the Mahagathbandhan, and mentioned that this is able to be “reflected in the next elections”.

“I see there are two sections in public. One which is furious and the other which is sad. I don’t see a big chunk of society where there is excitement about the work being done by the state government. Wherever I go, I find people complaining. The complaints that I hear about every day are bureaucracy and corruption. I don’t think the people are happy and that would be reflected in the next elections,” he mentioned.The ballot strategist predicted that the present formation which consists of seven political events together with Congress, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, JD(U) and the Left events, won’t stay the identical within the subsequent meeting elections.

“The next assembly elections will not be held in this formation where there are seven parties on one side and there is BJP on the other. A lot of changes are due in it,” Kishor mentioned. 

PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday mentioned that there’s a want for a “credible face” and mass motion to hunt folks’s vote within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and opined that assembly leaders of assorted political events “would not make much of a difference”.

He mentioned such conferences can’t be seen as Opposition unity or political improvement. Kishor’s remarks got here on the backdrop of his former ally Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s go to to the nationwide capital just lately to fulfill Opposition leaders.

Speaking to ANI, Kishor who was earlier given the submit of nationwide president in Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and was later expelled from the celebration, mentioned, “Such meetings and discussions taking place will not change the political situation on the ground. I do not have such an experience. He is more experienced than me. But I do not see the meeting of some leaders individually or collectively, holding discussions or press conferences, as an Opposition unity or a political development.”

“Unless you create a people’s movement and generate a popular narrative, form a formidable entity, and a credible face that can make the public believe that he can be a better alternative to the BJP, only then they (people) will vote for you,” he mentioned.

When requested concerning the collection of conferences undertaken by Kumar just lately together with with Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao who had visited Bihar just lately in his try to unite the Opposition, Kishor mentioned that such conferences wouldn’t make “much of a difference”.

“When he was with the BJP, he met the leaders who were with them. Now he is no more with the BJP, so he is meeting the parties and leaders who are in opposition of the BJP. That would not make much of a difference. You need a credible narrative, people’s trust, workers on the ground, and a trustworthy face and people’s movement for doing it,” he mentioned.

When requested who generally is a higher face of the Opposition amongst leaders akin to Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and KCR, he mentioned, “Right is the one who can unite everyone and is acceptable to all.”

The polls strategist additional dismissed the hypothesis of Nitish Kumar being upset together with his former celebration chief. “Let him do what he wants to do in Bihar. His statements have no meaning. Does he know ABC of what has been done in the state since 2005?” Nitish Kumar had mentioned.

“Nitish Kumar is not pissed off with me. It is his way of speaking. I have a kindred relation with him. Who will take Nitish Kumar’s talks seriously? He himself was with the BJP until one month ago. He has been chief minister for more than two-thirds of his tenure as the chief minister in past 17 years. It is hilarious that he talks about who can be with the BJP. There is no need to give importance to it,” Prashant Kishor mentioned.

Talking concerning the Bharat Jodo Yatra taken out by Congress, Kishor mentioned its focus is “disproportionately more in those states where the BJP is not a big political power.”He urged that the yatra ought to have largely coated the states the place the BJP is a powerful political power.

“Looking at the route of the yatra, it seems that its aim is to unite the people or political activists against the work being done by the BJP or its ideology. The centre of the yatra should have been those states where the BJP is strong. The yatra is being carried out mostly in those states where the BJP is not a very strong political force. The focus of the yatra is disproportionately in those states where the BJP is not a big social and political power. I find there is a contradiction with the said aim of the yatra,” he mentioned.

Kishor famous that there’s discontent among the many public in Bihar even after Nitish Kumar parted methods with the BJP final month to rejoin the Mahagathbandhan, and mentioned that this is able to be “reflected in the next elections”.

“I see there are two sections in public. One which is furious and the other which is sad. I don’t see a big chunk of society where there is excitement about the work being done by the state government. Wherever I go, I find people complaining. The complaints that I hear about every day are bureaucracy and corruption. I don’t think the people are happy and that would be reflected in the next elections,” he mentioned.The ballot strategist predicted that the present formation which consists of seven political events together with Congress, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, JD(U) and the Left events, won’t stay the identical within the subsequent meeting elections.

“The next assembly elections will not be held in this formation where there are seven parties on one side and there is BJP on the other. A lot of changes are due in it,” Kishor mentioned.