Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said he is "supremely optimistic" that the BJP will retain power in the 2019 general elections.
"On 2019, I am supremely optimistic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is delivering goods and services at a scale which is unprecedented," Puri told PTI in a recent interview here.
The minister was in the city last week to attend the UN High-Level Political Forum, which is reviewing progress towards several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Puri said his party is going to do "very well" in the next Lok Sabha elections.
"I'm looking at a figure much higher than what we had last time. A figure I have been saying is 350 because this one is about delivery of goods and services. This one is about delivering tangibles," he said, referring to the number of Lok Sabha seats he is confident the party and its alliance can win.
"You contrast this with what," he said, asking what the "narrative" is "on the other side - a certain desperation to get into power?"
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