A lot could happen in politics between now and 2019, Amit Shah said, but if Lok Sabha elections were held today, the BJP would do better than it did in 2014. Photo: PTINew Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will go it alone in Karnataka and contest every seat, party president Amit Shah said in an interview earlier this week, putting to rest speculation that the party would ally with the Janata Dal (Secular) of H.D. The party is also confident of doing better in the 2019 general elections than it did in 2014. A lot could happen in politics between now and 2019, Shah admitted, but if general elections were held today, the BJP would do better than it did in 2014. There has been some talk of the BJP changing around the dates so that the Lok Sabha elections are held alongside polls to these three states.

Source: Mint January 24, 2018 21:45 UTC