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Modi discusses 2014 polls with BJP chief,
signals national role
Monday January 28, 2013 09:03:05 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Gujarat
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a top contender as the BJP's prime
ministerial nominee for the 2014 general elections, met the
party's new president Rajnath Singh Sunday and held "detailed
discussions" signifying his increasing national role.
After the two-hour meeting, the two leaders said they mainly
discussed the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, but refused to give any
details.
"We sat together for a couple of hours and discussed Gujarat and
the 2014 elections," Singh told reporters, adding: "The day I was
elected party president, Narendra bhai called me and congratulated
me. He said he would come to Delhi and meet me."
Singh refused to speak on Modi's role in 2014.
Modi, who visited Singh at his residence, said: "I sought his
(Singh's) guidance for what more should the BJP do to serve the
people in Gujarat and the people of India. We also had detailed
discussions on the coming general elections."
Political commentator G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, who is involved with
the BJP's poll reforms cell, described the meeting as the start of
intensive preparations for the next Lok Sabha polls. He told IANS:
"Consultations with Modi are significant as he has emerged as the
most popular leader in the party in various opinion polls."
"Today's meet signifies that the BJP has begun intensive
preparations for the 2014 polls and will work unitedly," Rao said.
The BJP described the meeting as a courtesy call.
"They are both party leaders so there is nothing special that they
met. Modi met him (Rajnath) and congratulated him. In that
context, they also talked about the 2014 polls," BJP spokesperson
Nirmala Sitharaman told IANS.
Asked if the meeting had any connection to Modi being the party's
potential prime ministerial candidate, Sitharaman said: "At the
moment, its just that they met and talked about 2014. There is
nothing more to it. Modi is a three-time chief minister of
Gujarat. It was a courtesy call."
Singh, who was unanimously elected the BJP president Wednesday,
replaced Nitin Gadkari, who had to let go of a second term at the
last minute because of charges of financial irregularities in
companies involved with Purti group, with which he has been
associated.
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