‘Dictators end up in handcuffs, coffins’: Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar on PM Modi, BJP's future post polls
The Wire, Parakala Prabhakar predicted that the BJP would win between 200 and 220 Lok Sabha seats while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would fall below the majority mark. The Wire's Karan Thapar asked Prabhakar, "If the BJP performs as poorly as you're expecting, what future do you see for Narendra Modi?" To this, the economist replied, "You know this is a complex question, but if you look around the world history, almost all dictators have ended their reigns either in handcuffs or in coffins." Parakala Prabhakar also stated that he expected to see a non-BJP government formed on 5 June, the day after the Lok Sabha Election Results will be counted.
Based on his prediction on several states, Prabhakar said that the BJP will likely lose at least "80-95" Lok Sabha seats in North India. While Congress has been bullish in its claims that the BJP will be wiped out in South India, Parakala Prabhakar's prediction also marks a disappointing performance for the saffron camp in North India.
Earlier, Parakala Prabhakar had warned against re-electing Narendra Modi and said that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes back to power after winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 'India's map will change'. Parakala Prabhakar, the husband of BJP leader and India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, had warned if Prime Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi is re-elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, "a situation like Ladakh-Manipur will arise in the entire country."Milestone Alert!
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