JP Nadda Downplays SP-BSP Combine, Says BJP to Win 74 Seats in UP

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won 71 seats and two others went to its ally - Apna Dal.

Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha election in-charge for Uttar Pradesh JP Nadda exuded confidence Wednesday that the saffron party will win 74 Lok Sabha seats out of 80 in the state and downplayed the new alliance between the SP and the BSP for the general elections.

On his first visit to the state capital after being appointed as the party's election in-charge for UP, Nadda held a meeting with senior party office bearers.

"We shall increase our tally of Lok Saba seats from the state by winning 74 seats, one more than last time," he told reporters.

The BJP had won 71 seats and two others went to its ally – Apna Dal.