BJP Will Win Absolute Majority in UP: Barkha Speaks With Rajnath

So, will it be ‘ab ki baar BJP sarkar’ in UP?

Barkha Dutt in conversation with Rajnath Singh. (Photo: The Quint)

Will it be ‘ab ki baar BJP ki sarkar’ in Uttar Pradesh? Rajnath Singh says yes – and he is very, very confident. In an exclusive interview with Barkha Dutt in Lucknow, India's Home Minister says the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “will win with absolute majority” in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

Watch him take tough questions on India-Pakistan relations, Narendra Modi’s controversial remarks during rallies, and the student protest in Ramjas College, Delhi University.

Here are the highlights from the interview:

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