The BJP’s goal of profitable no less than 370 seats by itself within the ongoing Lok Sabha elections isn’t a “randomly mentioned number,’ according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
“You (interviewer) have said that the 370 target is a ‘slogan.’ Some thought has gone into it (fulfillng the target). I don’t think PM Modi has ever mentioned a number randomly,” Jaishankar told NDTV.
The minister defined how the saffron social gathering goals to realize its aim.
“In several states, we will be able to hold our position, and in some states, we will increase our seats: West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh,” the ex-foreign secretary said.
However, as a few of these states usually are not conventional strongholds of the BJP, Jaishankar was requested how it could carry out properly there.
“The BJP is a professional party and does not rely on guesswork. We analyse at the booth level and move upwards. When we say we will get this number of seats in this state, a lot of thought has gone into it,” he replied.
Many have linked the BJP’s 370+ goal with the Narendra Modi authorities’s abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. In August 2019, months after the Modi authorities was re-elected for a second consecutive time period, the laws, which granted “special status” to J&Okay, was revoked, and the erstwhile state was divided into two current Union territories: J&Okay, and Ladakh.
Overall, the ruling social gathering goals to win over 400 seats with its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) companions within the 543-member Lok Sabha, within the present polls . It can be searching for what, if achieved, will likely be its third straight single-party majority, and a hattrick of phrases for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections started on April 19 and the ultimate spherical of polling is scheduled for June 1. The counting of votes will likely be held on June 4.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
