DHAKA: Narendra Modi, a staunch proponent of Hinduvta, was on Friday announced as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, amid stiff opposition by party patriarch L K Advani.

The announcement was made by BJP chief Rajnath Singh after a meeting of the party’s parliamentary board which was skipped by Advani who expressed “anguish” over the way the party was functioning.

Except Advani, the meeting of the 12-member board was attended by other leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Murli Manohar Joshi, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari.

The decision on Modi came on a day of fast-paced developments and back-to-back meetings and last minute efforts to bring around Advani,Joshi and Swaraj.

Source: TOI
BDST: 2008 HRS, SEP 13, 2013
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