Asserting that Modi will become a "very good" PM, Jaitley said that the Prime Minister could have used the same logic for Modi as he has won three elections in Gujarat since the 2002 riots, but Singh has not done so.
The senior BJP leader claimed that the press conference saw a frank admission by the Prime Minister that his government has failed on containing corruption and inflation and raising employment which is a "perfect recipe for disaster".
Speaking separately, BJP President Rajnath Singh condemned the anti-Modi remarks. He said that the Prime Minister had admitted to the dual power centre that existed in the UPA government, a contention that the saffron party has been making for quite some time.
Rajnath Singh said that the Prime Minister has accepted that the next government is not going to be that of UPA and that is why is has opted himself out for a third term.
Jaitley dismissed suggestions that the Prime Minister's attack on Modi will be harmful for the BJP in the polls. He recalled that the 'merchant of death' (maut ka saudagar) remarks against the Gujarat Chief Minister by Sonia Gandhi had not damaged the BJP in the state elections earlier.
