<p> Newly-appointed Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil on Friday said the party workers have resolved to make the ruling party win all the 182 Assembly seats in the state in the 2022 election.</p>.<p>Patil, whose appointment was made a month back, also expressed confidence on winning the by-polls to eight Assembly constituencies, which fell vacant following the resignation of sitting Congress MLAs earlier this year.</p>.<p>"Some people may consider it as an exaggeration. But we are moving ahead with a resolve to win all the 182 seats in 2022," Patil told reporters in Rajkot on the third day of his Saurashtra tour.</p>.<p>"It can definitely be achieved because the BJP had won all the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state twice in the past," he added.</p>.<p>The BJP had secured 99 seats in the 2017 Gujarat polls after setting a target of winning 150 seats.</p>.<p>"It is true that a single party can never win 100 per cent seats in any big state in the country. But I and the party workers are determined to win all the 182 seats in the next state polls," Patil, a Lok Sabha MP from Navsari seat, said.</p>.<p>He also expressed confidence that the BJP would win the bypolls to eight seats.</p>.<p>The Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the bypolls yet.</p>.<p>Patil said he has asked the party workers to stay away from "groupism".</p>.<p>"I told them that groupism will not be tolerated. I have asked them not to join any group because merit is the only criterion for getting a poll ticket or getting a post in the party and recommendations will not help them in any manner," he said. </p>
<p> Newly-appointed Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil on Friday said the party workers have resolved to make the ruling party win all the 182 Assembly seats in the state in the 2022 election.</p>.<p>Patil, whose appointment was made a month back, also expressed confidence on winning the by-polls to eight Assembly constituencies, which fell vacant following the resignation of sitting Congress MLAs earlier this year.</p>.<p>"Some people may consider it as an exaggeration. But we are moving ahead with a resolve to win all the 182 seats in 2022," Patil told reporters in Rajkot on the third day of his Saurashtra tour.</p>.<p>"It can definitely be achieved because the BJP had won all the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state twice in the past," he added.</p>.<p>The BJP had secured 99 seats in the 2017 Gujarat polls after setting a target of winning 150 seats.</p>.<p>"It is true that a single party can never win 100 per cent seats in any big state in the country. But I and the party workers are determined to win all the 182 seats in the next state polls," Patil, a Lok Sabha MP from Navsari seat, said.</p>.<p>He also expressed confidence that the BJP would win the bypolls to eight seats.</p>.<p>The Election Commission is yet to announce the dates for the bypolls yet.</p>.<p>Patil said he has asked the party workers to stay away from "groupism".</p>.<p>"I told them that groupism will not be tolerated. I have asked them not to join any group because merit is the only criterion for getting a poll ticket or getting a post in the party and recommendations will not help them in any manner," he said. </p>