'In next 10 years, PM Modi's Hindutva will seem softer': Prashant Kishor defends remarks on evolution of BJP leadership - see video

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday defended his remark that the BJP is drifting further into hardline politics — quipping that, at this rate, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindutava may one day look “soft” in hindsight.

Kishor while talking to ANI pointed to the BJP’s ideological journey across three eras, from Vajpayee ’s to Advani to PM Modi .

In a viral video, Kishor could be heard saying that with every new leader from the BJP, voters will find previous one become tolerable and the new one difficult.

"लिखकर ले लो, 10 साल बाद मैं तुमसे फिर मिलूँगा। तुम कहोगे @narendramodi तो तब भी बर्दाश्त करने लायक था, लेकिन ये @myogiadityanath तो खतरनाक है। 😂संघ हिंदुत्व विचारों को बढ़ावा दे रहा है... तुम्हारी लड़ाई उनसे है।"
— @PrashantKishor बिहार के मुस्लिम सम्मेलन में 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GykGrgNzes

— 𝙼𝚛 𝚃𝚢𝚊𝚐𝚒 (@mktyaggi) August 19, 2025

He said, "Write it down, 10 years from now, I’ll meet you again. You’ll say PM Modi was still tolerable back then, but this Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is intolerable."

Explaining his remarks, Kishor said, "The reference of the statement which is being given in that statement I have tried to explain the evolution of 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 use think Advani as a hardliner will consider him soft in comparison to Modi."

#WATCH | Purnea, Bihar: On his statement on BJP's leadership trajectory, Jan Suraaj Founder Prashant Kishor says, "...Regarding the statement you are talking about, I had tried to make people understand the evolution of the BJP leadership. First, there were Atal Bihar Vajpayee… pic.twitter.com/XHWbyXNeZQ

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He warned that this trajectory could continue, "So I tried to explain that with upcoming time trajectory of BJP's leadership will keep getting of hardliner. In next 10 to 15 years BJP leadership will be in hand of such a person where Modi's leadership will look softer."