Bhopal: Newly appointed chairperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign co- ordination committee, Uma Bharati on February 6 expressed confidence of her party's win in the coming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh claiming that "even in the last two Assembly elections the people were with the BJP".

"I really don't see any reason anywhere for the BJP to face a third consecutive defeat in the Assembly elections. I firmly believe that even in the last two elections people of Madhya Pradesh were with the BJP but the party failed because of lack of proper management," Bharati said.

Bharati, who has also been named BJP's star campaiger, said, "In the last elections the party failed to translate its support into votes."

Asked reasons for her confidence of a BJP win, Bharati claimed that the Digvijay government had "failed on all fronts" adding "lack of performance by incumbent governments always led to defeat".

The firebrand leader also claimed that "under her responsibility" she would give the campaign a new thrust and said by exposing the voter list irregularities she had begun "her work in right earnest".

Asked why despite her campaigning in earlier two polls also the party had lost, she said she "did not then have responsibility of ensuring the victory" and added, "I am a person who can deliver the goods and this time I will do it."

To another question she said there was some infighting within the BJP, but claimed "its proportions were much smaller and more manageable as compared to what existed in the Congress".

PTI