CM Naveen Patnaik expresses doubt over BJP’s mission-120

BHUBANESWAR: Breaking silence over the number game predicted by various parties ahead of the forthcoming assembly election, BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday expresses doubt over BJP’s claim of bagging 120 seats.
“I doubt very much whether BJP will get so many seats,” Naveen replied to queries by media persons. Naveen’s statement coincided with beginning of the three-day visit of BJP national president Amit Shah to draw battle line for the next assembly elections.
The BJP president was the first to claim party’s plan to win 120 of total 147 seats in the assembly.Joining the bandwagon, BJD vice president Surya Narayan Patro recently said the ruling dispensation would increase its tally from current 117 to 123 in next assembly elections. Similarly, senior Congress leader and former minister Suresh Routray also claimed Congress victory in at least 85 seats.
In reaction, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said his (Naveen) doubt is obvious keeping in mind the growing popularity of BJP in Odisha