Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday expanded on his recent remarks about the trajectory of the BJP leadership, suggesting that in the future, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership could appear “softer” in comparison to his successors.
Kishor explained that the BJP’s ideological spectrum has shifted across three leadership eras—that of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani and now Prime Minister Modi.
“The reference of the statement, which is being given in that statement, I have tried to explain the evolution of the BJP’s leadership. If you compare Vajpayee and Advani, then Vajpayee is considered as mascot of soft Hindutva while Advani was a hardliner. But in today’s context, if you compare Advani and Modi, people who used to think of Advani as a hardliner will consider him soft in comparison to Modi,” Kishor told reporters.
He warned that this progression could continue. “So I tried to explain that the upcoming time trajectory of the BJP’s leadership will keep getting harder. In the next 10 to 15 years BJP leadership will be in the hands of such a person that Modi’s leadership will look softer,” he said.
Kishor’s remarks come amid heightened political activity in Bihar ahead of state elections expected to take place later this year in October or November, though the Election Commission of India has yet to announce an official date.
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Earlier this week, Kishor had also responded to the Congress’s ‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra’ in Bihar, claiming that the opposition party had been forced onto the streets because of Jan Suraaj’s padyatra.
“Our padyatra has forced these leaders onto the streets. This is the fear of Jan Suraaj that the pension, which had been Rs 400 for the last 20 years, has now increased to Rs 1100, and the salary of cooks has doubled. 125 units of electricity have become free…Earlier, RJD used to ask for votes, raising the fear of PM Modi and Nitish Kumar, and the BJP used to ask for votes, mentioning the fear of Lalu Prasad Yadav,” Kishor said.
Kishor, a political strategist turned politician, launched the Jan Suraaj Party in Bihar with a focus on grassroots mobilisation through his padyatra across districts.
His latest comments reflect not only his critique of the BJP’s ideological direction but also his attempt to position his own movement as a force shaping Bihar’s political landscape.
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