The BJP will form governments in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur and the new chief ministers will be decided on Sunday, party chief Amit Shah announced on Saturday.

He was speaking to the media after the saffron party recorded historic victories in the Hindi speaking states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

When questioned that the BJP was not close to majority in Goa and Manipur, he quipped that in Goa which had only 40 seats, getting 17 or so was good enough to form a government.

Observers feel that his optimism was based on surmise that smaller outfits may not prefer to align with the Congress, which barring Punjab, had little consolation from the election results.

Addressing the media after claiming two key states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh with a landslide win, Shah hailed the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, "The faith of the people has been rewarded. People has put their faith in us back in 2014 and Narendra Modi has delivered on each one of his promise.

"This time Uttar Pradesh has rejected the politics of caste and religion and has embraced BJP for the better. This is the politics of performance in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and people have shown that they welcome this new change.

"Ye Uttar Pradesh mein Vikaas ka naya yug hai, Bharatiaya Janata Party aur usk karyakarta k upar nayi zimmedari h, jiska hum nirvah karenge."

Stressing on the issue of 'development', he said that the poor of this country stand with PM Modi and his vision as he has ensured their dignity and a better livelihood.

Introduction of Jan-Dhan, Gas subsidy, Swachh Bharat and many schemes have time and again shown his determination to deliver on his electoral promises.

"Aaj pure desh ka gareeb Modi Ji ko aasha k saath dekhta h, unhone in dhai saal mein gareebo ka uthan kiya gaya h. Modi ji ne pure desh k gareebo ko shauchalay, gas aur vikas diya h. Pure desh ka gareeb humare saath juda h. Aisa maine apne campaigning k dauraan mehsoos kiya h."

"Ye saare desh mein 'jan-aadesh' yani janta k aadesh k paalan hua h." The entire country has shown that they reject the dynasty, caste and religion based politics of Congress and other parties," he said and added a sly hint about the mention worthy win in Congress strong hold of Amethi and Raebareilly.

Deflecting questions over the controversial topic of Ram Mandir, he clearly said that "whatever was promised over Ram Mandir in our electoral manifesto will be delivered."

He also steered clear of answering any questions over the chief ministerial faces in the states and said that the decision will be taken after a meeting with the entire party and Prime Minister Modi.

He also commented on the defeat in Punjab and refuted any plans of shifting alliances by saying, "We accept the defeat in Punjab and the prime minister has commemorated Capt. Amarinder Singh on his win. There is no question of re-thinking alliances."

On demonetisation, he clearly said that the people have "shown that they stand behind this decision and even though our move was criticsied at every dharna and rally by Akhilesh (Yadav) and Rahul (Gandhi), the people listened to Modiji and welcomed his decision."