Parrikar dodges query on Advani as future minister
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday dodged questions on whether senior BJP leader L.K. Advani should be part of the Narendra Modi cabinet, if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha election.Parrikar was speaking to
The newspaper report, however, also suggested a possibility that Advani could be made chairman of the National Democratic Alliance, in case the coalition wins the election.
Parrikar, considered close to Modi, had a few years ago likened the ageing Advani to "rancid pickle".
Incidentally, it was also the Goa chief minister who made the first formal pitch for Modi to lead the party in the 2014 election at the BJP national convention held in Goa last year.
The newspaper report included top BJP leaders like Rajnath Singh (as defence minister), Arun Jaitley (finance) and Sushma Swaraj (external affairs) as possible members of the Modi cabinet, along with Parrikar.
Parrikar, considered close to Modi, had a few years ago likened the ageing Advani to "rancid pickle".
Incidentally, it was also the Goa chief minister who made the first formal pitch for Modi to lead the party in the 2014 election at the BJP national convention held in Goa last year.
The newspaper report included top BJP leaders like Rajnath Singh (as defence minister), Arun Jaitley (finance) and Sushma Swaraj (external affairs) as possible members of the Modi cabinet, along with Parrikar.