TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Back at the helm by the sudden turn of events, new BJP President Rajnath Singh has steered clear of questions about the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate or about Narendra Modi being one, saying there is no race in the party for the top post. He said a call on the issue will be taken at the right time and leaders will decide.
“In our party, for the post Prime Minister or Chief Minister there is no race and nor does anyone stake their claim. Who will be the Prime Minister or Chief Minister, either our Parliamentary Board decides on this or the elected MLAs in the case of Chief Minister and MPs in the case of Prime Minister select their leader,” Singh told reporters.
He, however, praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his good work in Gujarat during the past more than a decade which has seen the state’s speedy progress and development.
“No one can deny this truth that as far as Narendra bhai is concerned, he is a popular leader of the country. But when anyone in our party is given some responsiblity, the party leadership sits, whether the core group or the central Parliamentary Board, and decides on important issues,” he said when asked whether Modi could be named the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the next general elections.
