Will BJP cross 370-mark in Lok Sabha elections? Prashant Kishore hints at PM Modi's 'psychological warfare'

Political strategist Prashant Kishor said in a recent interview that the probability of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning "on its own" 370 of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats is "close to zero".

“It's a part of the psychological thing. It's not a tangible game for the BJP. It's a psychological blow to the Opposition," Prashant Kishore said in an with India Today on March 29 when he was asked about the BJP's ' slogan.

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The political strategist, however, the New Indian Express in a separate interview that a National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the BJP, "can improve their performance substantially".

"They can easily add 10-20 per cent seats" to their tally from last elections," Prashant Kishor said. "But it's unlikely that the BJP would add around 70 more seats [to its seats] on its own" in the Lok Sabha Elections," he said.

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Prashant Kishore called the BJP's 370-mark target a part of its "psychological warfare". In an interview with the New Indian Express, he emphasised "the shifting public narratives".

He said the narrative shifted from "whether the BJP-NDA is winning or losing Vs whether the ".

In his analysis, Prashant Kishore said making the statement in Parliament about achieving the 370 target made even his critics "take notice that if the PM is saying this...it is more likely to be the gospel truth".

"That fact is it's not. The BJP winning on its own 370 — probably is close to zero," he said.

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