Kozhikode: Replicating the BJP’s 2019 election victory in 2024. Will be “impossible”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed on Friday. Adding that it was “feasible” that the rulingpartycould lose “50 seats” in the Lok Sabha.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the Kerala Literary Festival here. Said while acknowledging the dominance of the BJP, it is also a fact that they have lost many states. And it is not impossible for them to defeat the central government.
“If you see how well they (BJP) have done in 2019, they basically. Have every seat in Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan; or Bihar, MP (Madhya Pradesh), all but one seat in Maharashtra. And 18 seats in Bengal. .
“Now, it is impossible to replicate all these results and it is entirely possible. For the BJP to slip below the majority in 2024,” argued Mr Tharoor in a session titled ‘[email protected]: A walk through the Democratic Institutions’.
Referring to the Pulwama attack and the Balakot strike. Which he said created a “terrible wave” at the last minute — a “distraction” that will not be repeated. In 2024 — the 66-year-old said 50 seats would drop for the BJP and the opposition’s gains would be “totally”. predictable”.
However, Tharoor predicted whether the opposition. Parties would unseat Trump from its majority position on a key question. He said was “impossible to answer”.
“If BJP is in 250 and others are in 290… will those 290 agree or BJP can pick 20 here and 10 there as parties seeking favors from the central government and then form the government? We don’t know. ,” he said.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 303 out of 543 seats while the Congress managed only 52.
BJP May Lose ’50 Seats’: Shashi Tharoor’s 2024 Election Predictions
It is entirely possible for BJP to slip below majority in 2024, says Shashi Tharoor. (file)
Kozhikode: Replicating the BJP’s 2019 election victory in 2024. Will be “impossible”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed on Friday. Adding that it was “feasible” that the ruling party could lose “50 seats” in the Lok Sabha.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the Kerala Literary Festival here. Said while acknowledging the dominance of the BJP. It is also a fact that they have lost many states and it is not impossible for them to defeat the central government.
“If you see how well they (BJP) have done in 2019, they basically. Have every seat in Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan; or Bihar, MP (Madhya Pradesh), all but one seat in Maharashtra; and 18 seats in Bengal. .
“Now, it is impossible to replicate all these results. And it is entirely possible for the BJP to slip below the majority in 2024,” argued Mr Tharoor in a session. Titled ‘[email protected]: A walk through the Democratic Institutions’.
Referring to the Pulwama attack and the Balakot strike. Which he said created a “terrible wave” at the last minute — a “distraction” that will not be repeated. In 2024 — the 66-year-old said 50 seats would drop for the BJP and the opposition’s gains would be “totally”. predictable”.
However, Tharoor predicted whether the opposition parties would. Unseat Trump from its majority position on a key questio. He said was “impossible to answer”.
“If BJP is in 250 and others are in 290… will those 290 agree or BJP can pick 20 here and 10 there as parties seeking favors from the central government and then form the government? We don’t know. ,” he said.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 303 out of 543 seats while the Congress managed only 52.
Talking about the challenges India faces 75 years. After independence, Tharoor, who also acknowledged. Dynasticism as a “challenge” in democracy, said those who singled out his party should also look around the country.
He argued that except for the “Communists and the BJP”, ironically at the polar ends of the political spectrum. Avery party seems to have dynastic politics.
“When we point fingers and say ‘Congress dynasty’… you look around the country. And what you see is Mulayam Singh (Yadav) succeeding his son, Lalu Prasad Yadav succeeding his son, Karunanidhi succeeding him. Boy, Bal Thackeray is his son. Succeeded by Sharad Pawar… He is very much there but his successor is obviously his daughter and his nephew,” he added.
Considered one of the largest literary gatherings in Asia, the Kerala Literary Festival. Hosts an eclectic mix of literary and cultural. Icons ranging from Nobel Laureates, Booker Prize-winning authors, senior politicians to historians. Film personalities, diplomats and artists.
The list of speakers includes 2022 Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka, Nobel laureates Ada Yonath. And Abhijit Banerjee, American Indologist Wendy Doniger. Actor Kamal Haasan, children’s author Sudha Murthy and veteran singer Usha Uthup.
