Donald Trump aims to win 1,400 delegates

Buoyed by his massive New York primary win, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is aiming to secure 1,400 delegates before the July convention and secure an outright nomination, according to a media report.

Internal documents show that the Trump campaign advisers are projecting the 69-year-old tycoon-turned-politician to have 1,400 delegates when he goes to the Cleveland Convention, the Washington Post reported.

The projections were part of an internal memo sent by his campaign Tuesday night with talking points to his surrogates.

However, his rival Sen-ator Ted Cruz from Texas disagreed claiming that Mr Trump would not be able to reach the 1,237 figure before the convention. “We are headed to a contested convention at this point. Nobody is getting to 1,237,” Mr Cruz said.

The news comes as Ms Hillary Clinton and Mr Trump accelerated toward upcoming primaries on an increasingly direct path to presidential nominations after trouncing party challengers in New York.

Ms Clinton, now 81 per cent of the way toward clinching the Democratic nomination that eluded her eight years ago, can lose every remaining contest and still prevail.

With the primary season entering a critical phase, the leading presidential candidates have raised millions in funds from their supporters to use against their rivals.

Topping the list is Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders with $46 million in March, followed by his party’s front runner Hillary Clinton with about $29 million.