Yashwant backs Modi as PM, Rajnath says party will decide

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Express news service :New Delhi, Nagpur, Jan 29 2013, 02:52 IST

A day after Narendra Modi met BJP president Rajnath Singh to discuss the 2014 elections and how he could “serve the country”, senior party leader Yashwant Sinha raised the pitch on Monday, saying the Gujarat chief minister should be declared the party’s prime ministerial candidate.

However, the BJP leadership maintained that though Modi was an “extremely popular” leader, the party would decide on its PM candidate at an appropriate time.

“A debate has been taking place for many days now. When I travel, there is a strong demand from common people and workers that Narendra Modi should be declared the PM candidate as this will benefit the party... After careful thought, I have concluded that if the BJP declares Modi as its PM candidate, then the BJP will benefit hugely in the elections. It will have a big impact on voters. I have no doubt about this,” Sinha said today.

In an interview to The Indian Express hours before Sinha’s statement, party president Rajnath Singh, who paid floral tributes to RSS founder K B Hedgewar’s memorial in Nagpur today, said: “No one can deny that Modi is an extremely popular leader at the national level. But, the parliamentary board will take the decision on the issue of projecting a prime ministerial candidate.”

Singh later evaded a direct reply to queries about Sinha’s statement, saying he was not aware of his remarks. Responding to the question of projecting Modi as the PM candidate, he reiterated his earlier line. “In the BJP, we not only

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Wave of Modi bashing bu pseudo seculars will start now.

Sanjay | 29-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

Now expect a wave of corruption allegation against Modi and Gujarat govt by Congress and its ally corrupt media houses till next election to undermine Modi. Already many pseudo secularist and corrupt Journalists and sociologists along with the corrupt Congress, Mullahs and Forced Christians might be getting restless thinking of BJP coming into power.

We doubt our MOVE!

Dr.M.M.HAZARIKA PhD | 29-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

With aim and objective lost due to our deliberate assaults on everything that are responsible for creating an automatic ORDER within us,we are at our wits's end to find a solution to this grave problem of selecting a rightful LEADER from amongst us to lead the Country into limelight once again.With none like to take responsibility and bearing a desire of delivering the BEST to the Country,most painfully ;other than finding faults by one on the others which were of no value whatsoever to dig out;other than devaluing us further;we can possibly pin hope on the younger GENERATION to lead the COUNTRY with self interest totally absent.Therefore we are seeing nothing is happening GOOD for the Country at the moment.A good heart build with a firm desire to deliver; can possibly rescue us from the current CRISIS of loss of self as being faced by the Country

YASHWANT SINHA HIGHLIGHTS NARENDERA MODI AS P.M. CANDIDATE

RAJAT KUMAR MOHINDRU .JALANDHAR CITY.PUNJAB | 29-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

The Point of View of B.J.P. Senior Leader and Former Minister Mr Yashwant Sinha comments have created an error among the Alliance Partners by quoting that the Senior B.J.p. Leader and Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr Narendera Bhai Modi be declared as the P.M. Candidate .Responding to the vision of Mr Yashwant Sinha B.J.P. PNational President Mr Rajnath Singh has said that he has been aware by the sentiments of Mr Yashwant Sinha but there are certain norms and system in the Democratic process of the Organization , as the Parliamentary Board is to decide and now the National President will call the meeting of National Office Bearers , Nation Council and Exeutive Committee to come to the conclusion who will be the Prime Minister Candidate of B.j.P.