Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the BJP and its allies will win between 19 and 21 seats out of the Northeast's 25 Lok Sabha seats.
He also said the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win the Lok Sabha polls with a better margin than in 2014.
Assam's 14 constituencies will see polling in three phases on April 11, 18 and 23.
Manipur and Tripura, which have two seats, will vote in two phases on April 11 and 18.
Meghalaya (two seats), Nagaland (one), Arunachal Pradesh (two), Mizoram (one) and Sikkim (one) will go to the polls on April 11.
"There are 25 Lok Sabha seats in the Northeast.
I think the BJP and its partners, who are members of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), will win 19 - 21 seats.
In Assam, the BJP and its allies are going to win between 9 and 11 seats, " Sarma told media persons on the sidelines of an event in Bokakhat.
The BJP's agenda for the Lok Sabha polls will be identity and development, he said.
The senior BJP leader, who was instrumental in ensuring the saffron victory in Assam and other noertheastern states, also hinted that he might contest the Lok Sabha polls.
"It is up to the party.
If the party gives ticket, I'll contest the polls, " Sarma said.
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