Don't issue statements on PM candidate: Rajnath to BJP workers

February 04, 2013 17:10

Concerned over divisions within the NDA on the candidature of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the post of prime minister, BJP President Rajnath Singh today made a 'final appea' to his party leaders not to speak on the issue.

"I want to humbly appeal to the BJP workers and leaders that there should be no statement from them on who will the candidate for the prime minister's post. As I have said earlier, the BJP convention is that any decision on the chief ministerial or prime ministerial candidate is taken by the Central Parliamentary Board," he told reporters.

Singh's comments come in the wake of demands from BJP leaders such as Ram Jethmalani and Yashwant Sinha that Modi should be the party's PM candidate.

Other leaders have also reacted in the media to the debate leading to spilling out of the differences over the issue within the NDA.

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