BJP will win in Uttrakhand, Punjab: Gadkari

Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari is confident that his party will come back to power in Uttrakhand as well as Punjab, where it has an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal. He also believes that the party will fare way better in Uttar Pradesh than the predictions made by several exit polls.

Speaking to rediff.com, Gadkari said there was no point in speculating about which party will win how many seats.

"Let us wait till the morning, when the counting is taken up by the Election Commission," he said.

"I am confident that we will win the elections in Uttrakhand and Punjab," he said.

Replying to a question on whether or not he will be able to get any sleep tonight, Gadkari claimed that he had been sleeping soundly even while he was campaigning for the party.

"I have no butterflies in my stomach and I am sure I will enjoy a sound sleep tonight," he said.

The BJP president made it clear that his party will neither support the Samajwadi Party nor the Bahujan Samaj Party to form the government in Uttar Pradesh.

"Why should we support anyone when we are confident that the BJP will get a clear mandate," he said.

Talking about the outcome of elections in Goa, Gadkari claimed that the people of the state will support the BJP in forming a new government.