Prashant Kishor's 'keep plenty of water handy' jibe at critics on his 'BJP will win over 300 seats' prediction

Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday stood firm on his prediction that the BJP would repeat its 2019 performance, scoring around 300 seats in this year's Lok Sabha polls. In a tweet, Kishor even took a swipe at "rattled" detractors, advising them to "stay hydrated" and "keep plenty of water handy on June 4", the day of the counting of votes.

The 47-year-old political strategist's tweet came hours after a video of his heated exchange with a journalist in a recent interview went viral. Kishor, in the interview, was reminded about two of his poll predictions in the past that went wrong, including "the Congress’s impending electoral rout" in Himachal Pradesh in 2022.

Prashant Kishor vehemently denied having made that prediction, daring the journalist to produce video evidence. As the clip from the interview began circulating on social media, screenshots of his old tweet on Himachal Pradesh also made their way as a counter to the strategist's denial.