After night of drama, BJP says Rajnath Singh 'unanimously' elected new president

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ANI: New Delhi, Jan 23 2013, 11:02 IST

Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected president of BJP, capping last minute dramatic turn of events which saw Nitin Gadkari being forced out of the race for the second term.

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The 61-year-old senior party leader from Uttar Pradesh takes the baton back from Nitin Gadkari whom he handed over the post in 2009.

Singh, who emerged as the consensus candidate last night after Gadkari dramatically opted out of the race for a second term, was the only candidate to file the nominations and was declared elected unopposed.

Gadkari was among the first ones to wish the new party president soon after the announcement by Election officer Thawar Chand Gehlot in the presence of top party leaders including L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu.

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Gadkari, whose candidature was being pushed strongly by RSS, suddenly quit the race in the midst of allegations of impropriety by his company Purti Group.

After taking over, Rajnath Singh said, “I accept this not as a post, but as a responsibility” and said he would take the battle to a decisive end by bringing BJP to power.

He said he was taking over in not very conducive conditions in the wake of allegations levelled against the outgoing chief Nitin Gadkari.

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RAJNATH SINGH IN AND NITIN GADKARI OUT AS B.J.P. NATIONAL PRESIDENT

RAJAT KUMAR MOHINDRU .JALANDHAR CITY.PUNJAB | 23-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

The Equations have seen dramatic change for the Election of National President B.J.P. . With the Unanimous Elected National President Mr Rajnath Singh is in and Nitin Gadkari is out from the race of President of B.J.P. . Mr Rajnath Singh is a experienced having positive Eye Que , visionary Approach towards the Allies Partner's and Cadre . The major challenges for Rajnath Singh will be to achieve the Vision 2014 back to Power B.J.P. and its Allies ( N.D.A. ) .

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P N SUKHEJA | 23-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

Rajnathsingh ! why again a man from north ? is BJP trying to confine itself to north ?. It should spread it's leaves and after west ie Maharashtra, give chance to some one from south preferably from Karnataka.