Ahmed Patel confident Congress will do well

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 29 2014 | 4:00 PM IST
Congress leader Ahmed Patel is unfazed by predictions of opinions polls and widespread perception that UPA III is not possible and dismisses as "hypothetical" questions whether the party will back any combination to stop Narendra Modi from coming to power.
Refusing to go into details of what will be the party's strategy in case it is not able to come back to power, he says that in such a situation the Congress President will take a decision in consultation with the Working Committee.
"We are confident of getting absolute majority with our allies. Why should we support a Third Front when we are getting our majority. It is a hypothetical question. As the enters its last leg, we are getting confident of scoring the third straight victory over BJP
"The feedback we have been getting from the ground is very encouraging and suggests that people have seen through BJP's deception game," Patel told PTI.
Dismissing as "false and hype" the talk of a Modi wave, Patel said the BJP is "destined" to sit in the Opposition.
Asked whether Congress is ready to lend support from outside any formation to stop Modi from coming to power, Patel, Political Secretary to Sonia Gandhi, said, "that question does not arise. But in any circumstance, the final decision will be taken by the Congress President in consultation with the Congress Working Committee. But I am sure that the situation will not arise."
"Where does this question arise when I am saying that our party is very confident that it will be a Congress-led UPA-III Government. We will cross the magic figure of 272 and form government.
"It is a hypothetical question. With full confidence, I would like to say that we will get the numbers".
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First Published: Apr 29 2014 | 4:00 PM IST

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