PM’S INCLUSIVE GROWTH MODEL WILL POWER BJP IN LS POLLS: UNION MINISTER SHEKHAWAT

‘The Opposition alliance has lost its relevance. Is it visible at all?’

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat appears to be a man in a hurry to achieve his targets. Be it strategising for the BJP to win a handsome majority in Rajasthan Assembly elections or his mission of ensuring that the party wins all 25 Lok Sabha seats in the desert state, the veteran Sangh worker is confident that the Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikas model of development given by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi will power the BJP to a record victory in parliamentary elections. Excerpts from an interview:

Q: What kind of a victory margin do you see for the NDA in the Lok Sabha elections?

A: We are working towards fulfilling the target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP to win 370 seats on its own, with the NDA alliance crossing the 400-mark. The sustainable and inclusive development model given by the PM will ensure public support for a third term for him. The PM had resolved in 2014 that we are here not to rule but to change and develop the nation. The path for achieving this goal passes through villages and is linked to improvement in quality of life of the rural masses. UN agencies, Oxford University and the Niti Aayog have confirmed that under PM Modi’s governance 25 crore people of the country have emerged from poverty.

Q: Do you see INDI Alliance of the Opposition as a challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modiled BJP?

A: Where is the alliance? The Opposition alliance has lost its relevance. Is it visible at all? Everybody is leaving it… Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar have left. In such a scenario, the alliance is almost non-existent.

Q: Is the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra of Rahul Gandhi benefiting the Opposition?

A: It is a failure. I don’t even think we should be discussing it. Is it visible?

Q: How many out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan is the BJP going to win this time?