We want to sweep Telangana assembly in case of pre-term polls and then focus on Parliament elections in 2019.”The BJP thinks Telangana will be the battlefield and the pivotal point for its consolidation in the South, just as it saw Assam and Manipur as crucial in the Northeast. “Despite losing elected leaders in defections, the TDP hasn’t lost its strong cadre base in Telangana. The TDP won 102 assembly and 15 Parliament seats and BJP two and four assembly seats. In Andhra, BJP is eying to bargain better with TDP to emerge as an equal partner in both assembly and Parliament elections in the 2019 elections, says BJP spokesperson Sudheesh Rambhotla. “Collectively, we aim to win at least 200 of 225 assembly seats (after delimitation) and at least 20 out of 25 parliamentary seats in 2019.

Source: Economic Times April 15, 2017 20:15 UTC