The party hopes that its good showing in a series of Assembly elections, including in Karnataka and Gujarat, has surely positioned itself as the frontrunner for the Lok Sabha polls and this will attract more allies.
"A strong BJP will certainly attract strong allies and a strong NDA should ready itself for the Lok Sabha elections," the political resolution adopted at the party's just-concluded National Executive said.
L K Advani, the party's Prime Ministerial face, also expressed similar views when he reminded the party that once it is seen as a "clear winner", it is bound to have a positive effect on the size and strength of the NDA.
While party president Rajnath Singh gave indications about bringing back BJP's pet but contentious issues like Article 370 and Uniform Civil Code at the Executive, the resolution is silent on these matters. The three-page resolution made a scathing attack on the UPA government's policies and the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dubbing his political standing in the country as "negligible".
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"The tenure of the UPA government at the Centre has been disastrous. The UPA is fast running out of political steam. It has lost every major election in the past two years," the resolution noted.