Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win both the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled this year with its ‘structure and organisational strength’, said the party’s state chief and Jalna MP Raosaheb Danve on Monday.
Mr Danve, who was in Kolhapur after completing a tour of 36 parliamentary seats in the state, also downplayed the continual verbal duels bet-ween BJP and ally Shiv Sena.
Brushing aside the impact of alliances being formed against the BJP, Mr Danve said, “The BJP will succeed in the upcoming state and Parliament elections because of its structure and organisational strength.”
On the routine war of words between the Sena and BJP leadership in the state, Mr Danve said, “The BJP wants like-minded parties to come together. But if that does not happen, then we will fight in all the seats in the state and win.”
On query about state minister and Shiv Sena MLA from Jalna, Arjun Khotkar, being a potential candidate against him, Mr Danve said he would be fighting Lok Sabha and not Assembly polls. He, however, added, “If Mr Khotkar tries to oppose me (in LS polls), then I will defeat him.”
Mr Danve refused to speculate on the BJP’s LS candidates from Kolhapur, Hatka-nangale, Satara and Sangli seats and asked media to wait till March when LS poll notification is likely to be issued.
