Race for Rashtrapati Bhawan: BJP on damage control mode

May 02, 2012 19:37

After the snub from ally, the BJP has sought to do some damage control by attempting a patch up with JD-U even as party president Nitin Gadkari spoke of approaching some UPA constituents to discuss a possible Presidential candidate.

Gadkari complained that the government had not consulted his party, the principal opposition, on the issue. Had it come up with a name of a person, who is independent, impartial and fair to reach a consensus BJP would have considered it, he said.

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