BJP will win over 200 seats in WB Assembly polls: Shahnawaz

BJP national spokesperson SyedShahnawaz Hussain on Monday said his party would win at least200 seats in the West Bengal polls scheduled this year andthat the Trinamool Congress government there under ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee had already started packing up.Talking to reporters here, Hussain said his party usedto get 3 to 8 per cent votes earlier and then rose to win 18Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 general elections.This time, we will cross 200 seats in the Assemblypolls.

BJP national spokesperson SyedShahnawaz Hussain on Monday said his party would win at least200 seats in the West Bengal polls scheduled this year andthat the Trinamool Congress government there under ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee had already started ''packing up''.

Talking to reporters here, Hussain said his party usedto get ''3 to 8 per cent votes'' earlier and then rose to win 18Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 general elections.

''This time, we will cross 200 seats in the Assemblypolls. The Mamata Banerjee government has started packing upsensing defeat. Our party workers are also being attacked,'' hesaid. West Bengal has a 294-member House.

On the Supreme Court's observations on the protestsunderway against the new farm laws, Hussain said the BJP-ledgovernment in the Centre would study the observations.

He refused to speak further on the issue claiming itwas subjudice.

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Centre forits handling of the farmers protest against the new farm lawssaying it is ''extremely disappointed'' with the waynegotiations between them were going and it will constitute acommittee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to resolvethe impasse.