'BJP PM candidate to be chosen by parliamentary board'

January 29, 2013 19:44

The tossing of names of party leaders as BJP prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls were individual opinions and the nominee would be decided by BJP parliamentary board, senior party leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain today said.

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had yesterday openly pitched for Modi, which attracted adverse reaction from JD(U) leaders, and today Shiv Sena voiced its support for Sushma Swaraj.

Asked for his comment on ties with NDA ally JD(U), which is against Narendra Modi's candidacy for prime ministership, Hussain told reporters "The relation (with JD(U)) is unbreakable and will remain intact."

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