First Minister John Swinney has accused other parties of running negative campaigns on the last day before the election.
Mr Swinney said people should vote “positively” for his party on Thursday as he accused his opposition of campaigning only to stop the SNP.
Polls have put the SNP well ahead in this year’s Holyrood election, but some have the party falling short of a majority.
Mr Swinney has said at least 65 seats on Thursday would be enough to apply extra pressure on Downing Street to grant another referendum on Scottish independence.
Speaking to the Press Association in the South Lanarkshire town of Hamilton which his party lost in a Holyrood by-election last year, the First Minister said: “I want people in Scotland to vote positively for an SNP government that will always be on Scotland’s side.
“A government that will continue to deliver improvements in our National Health Service, deliver practical support to members of the public on the cost-of-living challenges they face and give Scotland a choice over our own future through a referendum on independence.
“My opponents are just asking people to vote for them to stop the SNP and I ask people to vote positively for Scotland, and for Scotland’s future, by voting for the SNP.”
A major poll from YouGov, published in the Times on Wednesday, put the First Minister’s party on 62 seats, three short of the majority he seeks.
Speaking to PA, he said: “We’re going to go all-out to win that majority and we’ll see what the public make of it tomorrow.”
He highlighted his party’s pitch to voters, including a £2 cap on bus fares, a ceiling on the price of essential foods and £10,000 in joint-equity support for first-time buyers.
Asked if not winning a majority would be considered a defeat for him, the First Minister said: “I’m going to concentrate on winning the election and winning the election is absolutely central to my thinking and my campaign.”
