Rijiju sure of BJP's win in Assembly elections in 3 states

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said the BJP is dominating the politics of the North East and expressed confidence that the party would win Assembly polls in three states of the region.
While elections in Tripura were held on February 18, Nagaland and Meghalaya will go to polls on February 27. Counting in all the three states is fixed on March 3.
"These three elections are a defining election because we are going to win in a big way and will form the government," the union minister of state for home told reporters here.
Going by ground reports and the party's own assessment in Tripura, the party will win the state election with absolute majority, the senior BJP leader asserted.

"We are in a comfortable position in Nagaland and going to form the government," he said adding that the BJP is fighting the election there in alliance with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party.
Claiming that he knows Meghalaya well as he was the the party in-charge of the state for over 10 years, he said, "This time the difference is perceptible. We have fielded 47 candidates and hope to win many seats."

Earlier, the BJP used to fight in a few seats, he said.
Stating that the party has formed the government in three states of the region -- Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, he said, "This is because the BJP has dominated the politics of North East."

"BJP is the panacea to all the ailments which the people of North East are facing," he said.
Rijiju criticised the Congress for trying to paint the BJP with the colour of Hindutva, and said religion and politics are different things.
The union minister said, "BJP is only force which can take care of all the concerns of Meghalaya and North East people.