"None can stop the BJP from coming to power at the Centre. Congress is facing the wrath of the people", he said speaking at a meet-the-press programme in Calicut Press Club today.
He said "a Modi-wave was clearly visible in north-east and northern parts and it is also seen in South" he said and expressed the hope that the party will 'open its account' in Kerala this time.
"We have good chance for opening our account in Kerala. There is favourable climate in the state for the lotus to bloom", he said, adding, Congress has already accepted defeat in the parliament election.
To a query on AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal contesting against BJP's Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at Varanasi, he said 'Modiji will win with thumping margin at Varanasi and Vadodara'.
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