Modi dismissed the projection of poll pundits that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have to take support of regional parties like Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, J.Jayalalithaa's AIADMK or Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, all of which are projecting themselves as king-makers in the likelihood of a fractured mandate.
"I say with confidence, as I have been touring the country and I am a student of political science... the BJP will this time get an ekdum (absolute) clear-cut mandate, and will come to power," he told the TV channel.
Modi said the BJP's alliance with 25 parties would fetch the required votes to form the government, thereby rendering "irrelevant" the question of having to align with the Trinamool and other such parties.
With the completion of five phases of the polls, or in 232 constituencies, "it is certain that the present government is on its way out and it is evident by the body language of the Congress", he said.
"People are voting for good governance and development and they will make sure that the BJP, NDA comes to power."
