Modi fever: Advani skips first day of BJP's Goa meet, party workers give warm welcome to Modi
New Delhi, June 7: In what a Congress leader made a tongue-in-cheek comment about Modi fever, the BJP's tallest leader L K Advani decided to skip the first day of the party's Goa conclave citing
But, a consensus on the issue is eluding the party top brass. As a result, the proposal may not see the light of day at the National Executive meet.
“There is expectation among the cadre that BJP President Rajnath Singh will give out a clear message to the party at the Goa conclave. He has been working on it and is in consultation with BJP top brass and members of Parliamentary Board prior to the conclave,” BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said when asked about the issue.
Asked if decks have been cleared for Modi to be announced as the campaign committee chief, Rudy had said that nothing has been firmed up yet. He refused to comment further on it.
However, sources said Singh is still in consultation with the top leadership on the issue.
Several top leaders of the party are, however, likely to skip the national executive. Vice President Uma Bharti, General Secretary Varun Gandhi, Deputy Leader of BJP in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jaswant Singh and Shatrughan Sinha are not likely to attend, party sources said.
While Bharati is unwell after a long tour for her Save Ganga project, Gandhi is away in Paris with his wife to spend some time after the demise of his new born child. Prasad is leading a delegation to Sri Lanka.