When Prashant Kishor's Previous Predictions Questioned: Netizens Asks For Credibility (image- screengrab/ twitter/ bainjal)

Political strategist Prashant Kishor is facing criticism after the interview with Karan Thapar where he denied his prediction about Congress’s electoral performance in Himachal Pradesh. This incident has resulted in widespread discussion regarding his political predictions. 

Though the political strategist denied previous claims, Karan Thapar cornered him with his own tweets. Kishor has previously predicted a “rout” for the Congress in Himachal Pradesh and Telangana in May 2022 and September 2023 respectively. 

Kishor in the interview also predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win 300 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections while the Congress will find it difficult to reach 100. 

Many have come commenting on the recent remark from poll strategist. The Congress Kerala in their X handle shared the video, captioned, “Dosti Bane Rahe moment of Prashant Kishore”. 

Dosti Bane Rahe moment of Prashant Kishore pic.twitter.com/5fow5LTthp

— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) May 23, 2024

Reacting to the interview, Journalist Swati Chaturvedi shared on X that maybe Prashant Kishor had felt that he was a stand-in for Modi with Thapar. “Sigh the heat has gotten to PK. Quite a tantrum specially when he had tweeted about the Cong losing Himachal. Maybe he felt he was a stand in for Modi with Thapar,” he wrote. 

Sigh the heat has gotten to PK. Quite a tantrum specially when he had tweeted about the Cong losing Himachal. Maybe he felt he was a stand in for Modi with Thapar pic.twitter.com/KLmg4B7TqY

— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) May 23, 2024

Another user wrote, “He had indeed “predicted” a “complete rout” for Congress in Himachal. Will he say his X account was hacked?”.

“If YCP wins Andhra PK will lose all his credibility. Another prediction gone wrong,” a netizen commented. 

Similarly, sharing the viral clip, an individual wrote: “Watch how ace journalist Karan Thapar cornered Prashant Kishor by confronting him with his own tweet where he has predicted in May 2022 and September 2023 a rout for the Congress in Himachal Pradesh and Telangana. Prashant Kishor angrily denied everything he had predicted about the CONGRESS Prashant seemed very upset and uncomfortable when he was nailed to the wall by Karan. “It”s interesting you reacted the way you did and that itself will be of interest to the audience.”

Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor responding to the ongoing quarrel wrote on X that the one who are rattled by his assessment will get their answers on the election day. “Drinking water is good as it keeps both mind and body hydrated. Those who are RATTLED with my assessment of outcome of this election must keep plenty of water handy on June 4th. PS: Remember, 02nd May, 2021 and #West Bengal!!,” he wrote.

Drinking water is good as it keeps both mind and body hydrated. Those who are RATTLED with my assessment of outcome of this election must keep plenty of water handy on June 4th.

PS: Remember, 02nd May, 2021 and #West Bengal!!

— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) May 23, 2024