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Lalu Yadav claims that the Modi government might fall in August, but the BJP dismisses it as a hallucination.

RJD president Lalu Prasad claimed that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre was "weak" and could "fall" as early as within a month. The remark was promptly dismissed by the BJP, which said the ailing septuagenarian was "hallucinating" and that the recent general elections were a reaffirmation of the people's faith in Modi's leadership.

Prasad made these predictions at an event organized to commemorate 28 years of the formation of his party, which he founded by splitting the Janata Dal. Speaking in a weak voice for less than 10 minutes, with younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav by his side, he said, "the Modi government is weak (kamzor). It can fall anytime. It can fall in August," and urged party workers to be prepared for such a scenario.

He highlighted that in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the RJD had increased its seat count and vote share compared to five years ago. "For quite some time, we have been the single largest party in the Bihar assembly. Unlike many others, we have never compromised on ideology," said Prasad, a staunch opponent of the BJP, recalling his tenure and achievements, including the arrest of Lal Krishna Advani in 1990.

Prasad made the remark at a time when most leaders of the NDA were at a BJP function where the newly inducted Union ministers from Bihar were felicitated.