BJP to secure grand win in Maharashtra assembly polls: UP Dy CM Maurya

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya who has been made a co-incharge for upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections team on Sunday said state will get a grand win in polls. Maurya based his optimism on state natives' understanding and realisation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis "need each or" for development of country and state.

" party has appointed me as its sahprabhaari (co-incharge) for assembly elections in Maharashtra. Mumbai will be my centre and I am fully confident that BJP will secure a 'maha-vijay' in Maharashtra," said Maurya. " people of Maharashtra kw it very well that Maharashta Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis needs Prime Minister Modi for development of Maharshtra and prime minister too wants to have Fadnavis re," he said.

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two government are complimentary to each or," added Maurya. In 2014 polls for 288-member state assembly, BJP had secured 122 seats with Shiv Sena getting 63, Congress 42 and NCP 41 respectively. Talking of Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls and its possible outcome, Maurya said country continues to be under BJP's spell. " results of UP bypolls will be definitely in favour of BJP. pro-BJP wave is intense in entire country and public support to party is very strong," he said.

" popularity of Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will definitely help party clinch victory in bypolls," he added. outcome of Uttar Pradesh bypolls is being billed as a yardsticks to measure popularity of Adityanath as well as newly-appointed party's state unit chief Swatantradev Singh. Bypolls are to be held for a total of 13 UP assembly seats, but poll schedule as of w has been anunced only for Hamirpur, which is slated for September 23.

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Bye-elections have been necessitated in Hamirpur due to disqualification of sitting BJP MLA Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel following his conviction in a murder case. deputy chief minister exuded confidence of winning Hamirpur assembly seat as well as ors irrespective of SP and BSP fight polls in a "declared or undeclared poll alliance". " Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Part can enter into a declared or an undeclared alliance.

But, we have full faith in party organisation, people of state and leadership of Yogi Adityanath. We will emerge victorious in bypolls," he said. Maurya made claim, reiterating sarcastic names he had coined for SP, BSP and RLD -- 'Samaapt Party,' 'Bilkul Samaapt Party' and 'Roj Ludhaktaa Dal'. On SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav defence of his party colleague and Rampur MP Azam Khan, Maurya said, "Mulayam Singh ji is a senior leader and I respect him. But any crime committed, be it by Azam Khan or an ordinary citizen, has to be dealt as per law."

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"Whosoever is guilty, will be punished," he added. On Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's hectic political activities in state, Maurya took a subtle dig at her. "Priyanka ji was going very strong in state during Lok Sabha polls also. At that time, y were all set to annihilate BJP and preparing for swearing-in ceremony of Rahul Gandhi. But, something else was in store for m," he said.

" Congress has lost its political ground and much worse will happen to it in coming polls," predicted Maurya. On nullification of Article 370, he said entire country is happy over it. "re is a feeling that for first time any government, which has just completed 100 days has done what could t be done in past 100 years. This is a very big achievement. It is a true tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee," he added. Maurya also flayed Congress for opposing scrapping of Jammu and Kasmir's special status.

" Congress always opposed it. Congress leaders had hugged Army chief of Pakistan. y had sought proof of Army's surgical strike in Pakistan. And, scrapping of Article 370 on which entire country is united, Congress says it is wrong," he added. On issue of Lord Ram temple construction in Ayodhya, Maurya said, " hearing is going on in Supreme Court. Every Ram bhakt is extremely happy over it." " first cause of happiness is nullification of Article 370. t only me, but every Ram Bhakt is confident that apex court will soon deliver its verdict in favour of Ram temple," he said "And a grand temple of Ram Lalla will be built (in Ayodhya)," he added.