Discord over PM candidate will hit BJP: Jaitley

August 31, 2013 20:16

BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Saturday said there should be no controversy over the issue of the party's Prime Ministerial candidate as that would be akin to committing a "hit-wicket" and turn out to be the only possible reason for the main opposition losing the upcoming general elections.

Speaking at a conclave of BJP's Legal and Legislative Cell, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha indicated that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be declared BJP's PM candidate.

Enumerating the various problems plaguing the UPA government, he said, "Leadership is another issue affecting this (UPA) government. There is no effective leadership in UPA. Due to this people are looking at BJP".

He stressed that the sooner BJP announced its leader (read PM candidate), the better it would be for the party.

"Parliamentary elections at times also become (like) presidential elections, especially when the leader enjoys overwhelming popularity. This has happened in the case of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru in the past," Jaitley said.

He pointed out that if the next general election became a referendum on leadership, then BJP was surely going to win.

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