Nagpur, With the BJP leading in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly elections, Maharashtra party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday expressed confidence that the 'Mahayuti' will win more than 45 seats in the western state in the Lok Sabha polls due next year. Talking to reporters here, he also said that the 'Mahayuti', which comprises the ruling BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), will win around 225 assembly seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections which are also due in 2024.
The BJP was racing towards power in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and had a distinct edge in Chhattisgarh while the Congress was poised to oust the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana, as the poll counting was underway on Sunday.
BJP workers in Nagpur celebrated by bursting firecrackers.
Bawankule said the party workers are happy as the people have endorsed the works done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.