Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the reported move involving members of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Rajya Sabha aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party would strengthen the BJP politically at the national level.Speaking while reacting to recent political developments, the Assam chief minister said such a shift would add more strength to the BJP and could have a wider impact on national politics in the coming months.
Sarma made the remarks while also commenting on the reported high voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections. Referring to reports that around 91.91 per cent voter turnout was recorded during the first phase of polling, he claimed that the large participation reflected a strong public mood in favour of political change in West Bengal. According to Sarma, the high turnout showed that people had come out in large numbers with the intention of supporting a new government in the state. He expressed confidence that the BJP would perform strongly in the elections and said the party expected major gains in the first phase itself.
“The public has voted in large numbers for change and to form a BJP government in West Bengal,” Sarma said while speaking to reporters.The Assam chief minister further claimed that the BJP would secure a large number of seats in the election. He said the party was expecting to win around 110 seats from the first phase alone and added that the BJP was confident of forming the next government in West Bengal with around 200 seats overall.
