Jaswant Singh later filed nomination as an Independent candidate from Barmer after accusing the BJP of having become a fake party centred around a few individuals.
Madhav, however, distanced itself from the issue, saying that the RSS never interfered in the political decisions of the BJP.
When pointed out that the RSS is ideologically against personality cult in politics and has, in fact, been critical of the Congress on this score, Madhav said there was "nothing bad in personality cult in politics" so long as core ideologies are not compromised.
Madhav denied that the increasing clout of Modi was a cause for concern for the RSS. "We have always kept away from the internal affairs of the BJP, nor have we opposed dominance of the party by any individual."
He added, "There is nothing bad in promoting somebody who could get you votes; we have only said that principles guiding the party should not be diluted."
