Poll strategist Prashant Kishor believes no third front can win polls in India, only a second front can defeat BJP

As per poll strategist Prashant Kishor, no third or fourth front can win elections in the country and if a party wishes to defeat the BJP, it has to emerge as the second front.

He said this while answering a question during an interview whether he was helping West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party TMC to emerge as the third front for the 2024 general elections.

He said, "I never believed any third or fourth front can win elections in this country. If we consider BJP the first front, it has to be a second front to defeat the party. If any party wishes to defeat the BJP, it has to emerge as the second front."

When he was asked if he considered Congress as the second front, he said no, adding that Congress is the second-largest party in the country.

Previously, in an exclusive interview with a news channel, he said, "The Congress leadership and I agreed on several things with regard to the party's future plan. But they can do it on their own, they have so many big leaders. They don't need me. They offered and I said no."

He said that he did not want any role in the party. He only wanted that once a blueprint for the future is agreed upon, it should be implemented.

"What I wanted to tell them, I did. For the first time since 2014, the party has discussed its future in such a structured way... But I had some doubts about the Empowered Action Group, that they wanted me to part of, which would be in charge of implementing changes," he added.

Speaking on the Congress' chances against the BJP in future, he said, "It is a very deep-rooted party. It would be wrong to say they don't stand a chance. But they need to make some changes."

"I don't know who will challenge PM Modi in 2024," he added. "The state elections cannot predict the Lok Sabha election."