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Prashant Kishor predicts crushing defeat for BJP in Bankipur, takes ‘dogs or cats’ swipe

From Hindustan Times · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Prashant Kishor predicts a significant defeat for the BJP in the Bankipur by-election.
  • He criticized the BJP's alleged arrogance, referencing a comment about fielding "dogs and cats."
  • Kishor also accused Patna police of illegally detaining his supporters at the behest of the BJP.

Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), confidently predicted a crushing defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Bankipur assembly constituency by-election. The result, due to be announced Monday, marks Kishor's personal electoral debut.

The BJP will lose by such a big vote margin that they won't ever have the audacity to say that they can win even if they give election tickets to cats and dogs.

— Prashant KishorKishor predicted the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur by-election during a press conference.

"The BJP will lose by such a big vote margin that they won't ever have the audacity to say that they can win even if they give election tickets to cats and dogs," Kishor stated at a press conference in Patna. He invoked this colorful phrase to criticize a BJP leader's alleged remark that Bankipur was such a stronghold that voters would support anyone, even a "dog or a cat." Kishor used this to accuse the ruling party of taking voters for granted and showing disrespect.

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad dismissed Kishor's "dog or cat" attribution as a "false and baseless narrative," asserting the party's respect for its grassroots workers and democratic processes.

The BJP will lose by such a big vote margin that they won't ever have the audacity to say that they can win even if they give election tickets to cats and dogs.

— Prashant KishorKishor used this phrase to criticize the BJP's alleged arrogance and disrespect towards voters.

Adding to the pre-election tension, Kishor's party filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India. They allege that Patna police "illegally detained" JSP leaders and supporters during the byelection, purportedly under BJP influence. Kishor claimed 54 individuals, many of them locals, were detained in the two days leading up to Thursday's vote.

false and baseless narrative

— Ravi Shankar PrasadBJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad dismissed Kishor's 'dog or cat' comment.

Kishor specifically targeted Patna SSP Kartikeya K Sharma, calling him "incompetent, motivated and foolish" and accusing him of biased actions to influence the vote. Kishor asserted that the Bihar Director General of Police had assured his party that the SSP would not be involved in the counting areas on Monday.

illegally detaining

— Prashant KishorKishor accused Patna police of detaining his party's leaders and supporters.
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Originally published by Hindustan Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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