'BJP confident of winning UP, Goa assembly polls'

Panaji, Jan 26: BJP national spokesperson and Goa observer Rajiv Pratap Rudy today claimed that his party will win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections with 200 seats.

Talking to reporters here, Mr Rudy said people in the country are not happy with the UPA government at the Centre for the soaring price hike of the essential commodities and inflation rate.

While on the other hand, people have been attracted towards BJP policies in the country. The party had shown improvement in Karnataka, Bihar, Punjab and Uttranchal assembly elections and also some municipalities in Maharashtra and Chandigarh.

He said, despite having two expert economists in the UPA government-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finanace Minister P Chidambaram- the government has failed to control the prices of the essential commodities in the country.

He criticised the Congress, which survived with the support of Left party, for it's failure which is very well reflected on the national scenario.

Speaking about Special Economic Zone(SEZ) in the country, Mr Rudy said although BJP was the main architect of SEZ Policy, the party has opposed the existing stature. Goa is yet to come with SEZ policy and remarked that it is virtually a 'land grabbing excercise'.

He said BJP is all set for the forthcoming state Assembly elections due in May and will get majority of seats to give a new government for Goans. BJP in Goa will contest elections without any alliance parters, he added.

UNI