Political strategist Prashant Kishor today dropped atruth bomb on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and stated that the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) will continue to be a dominant player in Indian politics fordecades to come.
"Whether the BJP wins or loses, it will be at thecentre of Indian politics, just as the Congress was for the first 40 years. BJPis going nowhere. You're not going anywhere soon, once you get 30 percent ofthe vote in India."
Prashant Kishor is currently in Goa, supporting the TMCin establishing a foothold to fight elections.
While predicting a strong presence for the BJP in thecoming decades, Kishor slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he wasprobably under the impression that Modi's power would wane over time.
"Rahul Gandhi was wrong when he said that it's onlya matter of time before people throw Narendra Modi away."
"That's the problem with Rahul Gandhi. Probably, hebelieves it is only a matter of time before people throw him (Narendra Modi).That's not going to happen," Kishor stated.
"So don't fall into the trap of thinking that peoplewould become enraged and throw Modi out. Modi may be thrown out, but the BJPisn't going anywhere. You have to fight it out for decades," he warned.
Further, he remarked that "you will never be able toput a counter to defeat him until you examine, understand, and take cognizanceof his (Modi's) strength."
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"The problem, in my opinion, is that most people donot spend enough time to learn about his strengths and what makes him popular.You can only find a counter if you know."
The election strategist went on to explain that “If youlook at the electorate level, it is a fight between one-third and two-third.Only one third of people are voting for the BJP or wanting to support the BJP.The problem is that the two-third side is so fragmented that it is divided into10, 12 or 15 political parties, and that is primarily because of the decline ofthe Congress.”
"Because the Congress has dwindled, the 65 percenthas split, resulting in a large number of individuals and smallerparties," he explained.
Earlier, Mr Kishor had warned Congress about deep-rootedissues in the party and said that Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka GandhiVadra's move to meet the families of the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri,Uttar Pradesh - and their widely reported confrontation with the police doesnot mean a "quick, spontaneous revival of a Congress-led opposition."
"Unfortunately, there are no quick fixes" forCongress's "deep-rooted problems and structural weaknesses," he said.