"BJP's commitment to the NDA is total and unequivocal. What binds the NDA is a common concern for the development and a desire to make India a global power," Advani told a press conference here on the 11th day of his Bharat Uday Yatra.

Before leaving the city, Advani visited Devi Ahilya mandir here to offer prayer to the deity.

Asked how many seats BJP would win in the coming Lok Sabha elections, Advani said, "I have never ever ventured into predicting the numbers. But I can say that we will get much more seats than what we got in 1999."

Though BJP would continue efforts to expand its base and improve its strength, it would be bound by NDA's agenda.

"There will be a NDA government at the Centre, even if BJP secures majority on its own," he said.

Stating that Atal Bihari Vajpayee symbolises "the great Indian consensus" while NDA epitomises India's unity in diversity, he said, "Even though we have come together from different traditions we are bound by one leader and one manifesto for the purpose of government."

Advani, whose public meeting here on Friday night was marred by slogan shouting by activists of Bajrang Dal demanding the construction of Ram temple, expressed confidence that a negotiated settlement to the vexed Ayodhya problem will be brought about "in a few months" after the elections.

"There are three ways to solve the problem--court verdict or a resolution by Parliament, or a negotiated settlement between the two communities. The court verdict or a resolution might lead to agitation by aggrieved party. An enduring solution will have to be only through negotiated settlement."

The efforts initiated by NDA government are proceeding satisfactorily in the last six to eight months, the Deputy Prime Minister said.