Prashant Kishor says ‘I want to quit as poll strategist and do something else in life’
New Delhi: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said that he wants to quit as a poll strategist and do something else in life.
In an interview to NDTV he said, he is ”Happy to have helped ‘Didi’ and MK Stalin.”
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He said this at a time when his prediction is seen coming true with the trends suggesting a clean sweep by the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Meanwhile, he was trolled when he predicted a humiliating defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assembly elections in West Bengal in 2021 in December 2020.
He had claimed that BJP would struggle to even cross double digits in the election.
“For all the hype AMPLIFIED by a section of supportive media, in reality BJP will struggle to CROSS DOUBLE DIGITS in West Bengal,” he tweeted.
For all the hype AMPLIFIED by a section of supportive media, in reality BJP will struggle to CROSS DOUBLE DIGITS in #WestBengal
PS: Please save this tweet and if BJP does any better I must quit this space!
— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) December 21, 2020
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee had roped in Kishor last year for her image makeover and prepare a battlefield for Assembly elections.
Prashant Kishor has earlier worked with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP’s successful 2014 Lok Sabha campaign.
He also worked for Nitish Kumar in 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, Amarinder Singh in 2017 Punjab Assembly elections and Jagan Mohan Reddy in 2019.