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Narendra Modi-for-PM announcement will be 'disaster', LK Advani reportedly said
New Delhi: LK
Advani has reportedly told BJP president Rajnath Singh that fronting
Narendra Modi as the party's candidate for prime minister will be a
"disaster" and will "destroy the party's prospects" in the general
elections next year. Warning against putting all the BJP's eggs in the
Modi basket, the senior leader asked to know what the BJP's plan B is.
Sources said Mr Advani told the BJP chief that if a parliamentary party board meeting is called to make the Modi-for-PM announcement, he will attend it and oppose the move, forcing Mr Singh to now consider bypassing the panel of the BJP's top 12 leaders and make the announcement any way.When asked about reports of dissent from Mr Advani, the BJP chief denied any rift within the party. "There is no problem anywhere. Nobody is upset. Everyone is together," he told reporters today.
Sources said Mr Advani told the BJP chief that if a parliamentary party board meeting is called to make the Modi-for-PM announcement, he will attend it and oppose the move, forcing Mr Singh to now consider bypassing the panel of the BJP's top 12 leaders and make the announcement any way.When asked about reports of dissent from Mr Advani, the BJP chief denied any rift within the party. "There is no problem anywhere. Nobody is upset. Everyone is together," he told reporters today.
Several attempts have been made by senior leaders to convince
Mr Advani. Rajnath Singh drove over to Mr Advani's residence yesterday,
but, sources said, was warned by the 85-year-old leader that officially
naming Mr Modi to lead the party would ensure that the BJP is "wrecked
by a third defeat."
Nitin Gadkari flew back to Nagpur after meeting Mr Advani to inform the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS that the BJP veteran is refusing to budge from his anti-Modi position, one that is shared by other key party leaders like Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi.
Mr Singh is expected to meet Ms Swaraj on the matter today.Mr Advani's stance, says sources, is unlikely to change the timing of a Modi announcement. The RSS wants that done before September 19 and has told Rajnath Singh that he must figure out how to make the announcement.
Mr Singh has the option of talking individually to senior party leaders and naming Modi based on a majority decision. He can also request the RSS, which is the BJP's ideological mentor, for more time to build consensus around Mr Modi's candidacy to avoid a showdown at a parliamentary party board meet.
Those against Mr Modi are trying to delay an announcement till at least after the Assembly elections in five states in November. They are said to be gambling on Mr Modi's internal rival Shivraj Singh Chouhan posting a big third straight win in Madhya Pradesh to challenge the Gujarat Chief Minister's reputation of being the party's best match-winner.
Nitin Gadkari flew back to Nagpur after meeting Mr Advani to inform the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS that the BJP veteran is refusing to budge from his anti-Modi position, one that is shared by other key party leaders like Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi.
Mr Singh is expected to meet Ms Swaraj on the matter today.Mr Advani's stance, says sources, is unlikely to change the timing of a Modi announcement. The RSS wants that done before September 19 and has told Rajnath Singh that he must figure out how to make the announcement.
Mr Singh has the option of talking individually to senior party leaders and naming Modi based on a majority decision. He can also request the RSS, which is the BJP's ideological mentor, for more time to build consensus around Mr Modi's candidacy to avoid a showdown at a parliamentary party board meet.
Those against Mr Modi are trying to delay an announcement till at least after the Assembly elections in five states in November. They are said to be gambling on Mr Modi's internal rival Shivraj Singh Chouhan posting a big third straight win in Madhya Pradesh to challenge the Gujarat Chief Minister's reputation of being the party's best match-winner.
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