Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today categorically dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s claims that the Congress will win 150 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in the state. “Unko khayali pulao pakaane hai toh pakaate rahe,” said Shivraj Singh Chouhan, claiming that the ruling BJP will win 200 seats. Madhya Pradesh Assembly has 230 seats.

Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are expected towards the end of this year.

After its big win in Karnataka elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today exuded confidence that the party will bag 150 seats in the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh. Top Congress leaders from Madhya Pradesh held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi today. Former chief minister and Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath and AICC in-charge P Aggarwal was among those present during the meeting.

“We had a lengthy discussion. It is our internal assessment that we got 136 in Karnataka. In Madhya Pradesh we are going to get 150 seats. What we did in Karnataka we are going to repeat that (in Madhya Pradesh),” Gandhi told reporters after the meeting. Rahul Gandhi however parried a query who will be the chief ministerial face of the party.

AICC in-charge P Aggarwal said all leaders gave their inputs for the upcoming assembly elections.”Everyone felt that all leaders should contest the elections unitedly and help the party win in the state,” Aggarwal said.

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath , said, “We all discussed the strategy and the issues on which the party should contest these polls. We are all of the opinion that we will enter the poll fray unitedly.”