GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 5th March. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday expressed full confidence in being re-elected to power in the states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
BJP’s National President JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday addressed a joint press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
Nadda said, “The first phase of elections in five states started during COVID-19 third wave. From January 8 to February 22, we had to campaign while adhering to several COVID-19 protocols. We want to thank the people across five states for following all COVID protocols.”
Party’s National President highlighted that the main focus area of the BJP was majorly on empowerment of women, youth, poor and needy, and the farmers among other sectors.
“The BJP is set to come back with a firm majority in the states where we currently have a government – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Our focus area was majorly on empowerment of women, youth, poor and needy and farmers among other sectors,” said JP Nadda.
JP Nadda added, “In these four states, another major focus was on the development of educational institutions, connectivity, highways, airports and more. In Uttar Pradesh, five airports have come up, 10 universities, 78 degree colleges, 28 engineering colleges, 59 medical colleges have been started.”
Assembly elections 2022 are being held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur. The results will be declared on March 10.
Nadda said that the welfare schemes of the central government have evoked a very positive response from the people in the elections.
Speaking about the BJP’s prospects in the multi-cornered contest in Punjab, Nadda said the party had for the first time fought on more than 65 seats.
“As far as Punjab is concerned, for the first time there we are fighting on more than 65 seats. We have got very positive public support there. And we will bring better[1]than-expected results there,” he said.
Punjab went to the elections on February 20. Elections were also held in Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur states in February-March. The results of all five states will be declared on March 10.
BJP is contesting the Punjab assembly polls in alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).
“The way the Prime Minister has empowered the poor, oppressed, deprived, exploited and its positive impact was visible in the elections. People had a very positive response towards the welfare schemes of the central government,” Nadda added.