We’ll Lal Krishna Advani : Rajnath Singh
Mumbai: Bhartiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the patriarch Lalkrishna Advani had the “right” to be angry but that did not reflect divisions in the party for announcing its Prime Minister candidate.
He also rejected suggestions that the decision to elevate the Gujarat chief ministe, considered a divisive and polarising figure, was taken under pressure from the RSS.
With NDA having lost several of its allies, JD(U) being the latest, the BJP chief said he would look for new partners but made it clear that existing ones would be taken into confidence before sewing up new alliances.
“Our existing allies, including Shiv Sena and Shiromani Akali Dal, supported the decision on Modi. There is the possibility of new pre and post-poll alliances. But before we take a decision on that, our present allies will be taken into confidence,” Singh said.
He was asked whether Raj Thackeray’s MNS would be persuaded to join NDA. Raj Thackeray is considered close to Modi but his estrangement with cousin Uddhav, who heads Shiv Sena, continues. Any decision to bring MNS into NDA fold may not go down well with Shiv Sena.
