Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina on Monday asserted that his party will emerge as the single largest party in the region by securing 35 seats and will form government with the help of like-minded and independent candidates.
He also said that the nomination of five MLAs by the lieutenant governor is being carried out as per the Reorganisation Act.
“We are confident of winning 35 seats…and with the support of independents and like-minded groups, who will secure around 15 seats, we will cross the majority mark of 50 to form government,” Raina told reporters.
Congress would suffer a “crushing defeat”, he said. He said “BJP has supported 15 independent and like-minded candidates, but we have no ties with Engineer Rashid’s party. They (Independents and like-minded groups) will score a victory”.
