Political observers may have a poor perception of the BJP's performance in Telangana based on December 2018 assembly results, but the saffron party will throw a surprise by winning 8-9 seats out of 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state due to the Narendra Modi factor, party's state unit chief K Laxman has claimed.
The parliamentary elections are different from assembly polls and there is no prime
In the assembly polls last year, the BJP could retain only one of the five seats it had won in 2014
In the past, the BJP had won 3-4 Lok Sabha seats in united Andhra Pradesh. The party has winning prospects in constituencies like Mahabubnagar, Secunderabad and Karimnagar, he said
Asked about the reason for the confidence after the drubbing in the recent assembly polls, the state party president said, "Modi wave is there and his charisma is still there. There is no prime ministerial face who can match up to Modi."
On the buzz about a 'non-BJP and non-Congress front' created by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Laxman said, "They are day dreaming and trying to confuse the people. Even if they win 16 seats, they cannot form the government at the centre and become PM."
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