Rajnath Singh's visit to Mumbai deferred

October 20, 2014 15:22

The visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was to attend a crucial BJP meeting in Mumbai today, has been deferred. "The new date would be announced later," Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Vinod Tawde said.

"Newly elected BJP legislators will meet at the state BJP office this afternoon and celebrate our victory," he said.

Singh was to travel to Mumbai today to decide on who will lead the BJP government in Maharashtra. "I am going to Maharashtra tomorrow to decide on BJP legislature party leader," Singh had said yesterday.

The BJP has appointed Singh and senior leader J P Nadda as central observers to choose legislature party leader, as decided by the BJP Parliamentary Party.

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