India, July 5 -- Signalling an early push for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due at the start of next year, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday said the party would contest the polls unitedly with its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners, while asserting that the BJP is capable of fighting elections on its own strength.

Addressing reporters after meeting leaders of NDA allies in Lucknow, Nabin projected confidence that the alliance would retain power in the state with a "thumping majority" and said the BJP's focus would be on strengthening coordination among allies.

"The Bharatiya Janata Party is capable of fighting elections. We will ensure that all NDA constituents continue to work together to make Uttar Pradesh ...