Will bank on PM Modi's popularity: BJP leader

Chandigarh: Senior BJP leader Anil Jain claimed that the saffron party will bag over 75 seats in the Haryana assembly polls on the back of the "super popularity" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and achievements of both the Union and state governments.

The BJP general secretary in-charge of Haryana also claimed that the opposition parties would not be able to cross the double-digit mark in the October 21 assembly elections. The party would focus on both national and state issues during the elections, the leader said over the phone.

He further said the transparency in the recruitment process and transfer of officials remained a hallmark of the state government in the past five years.

"On the basis of the achievements of both the governments at the Centre and the state besides the popularity of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and super popularity of our top leader Narendra Modiji, we will achieve the 75-plus target," said Jain. The BJP has set a target of winning 75-plus seats in the elections.

In the 2014 assembly polls, it had won 47 seats.

After winning the Jind bypolls earlier this year, the party's strength rose to 48. Jain also said in the second term, the Modi-led government had taken several important decisions like the law against triple talaq and the implementation of the national register of citizens (NRC).