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  Rahul not reluctant to be PM after next LS polls: Dikshit

  Politics | November 17, 2013 17:29 IST

  New Delhi: As Rahul Gandhi continues to be the star campaigner for Congress, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said he was not reluctant to take up the post of Prime Minister if the party decides

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  Modi will forever remain PM-in-waiting, says Beni

  India | November 11, 2013 8:32 IST

  Gonda (UP): Maverick Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Sunday said Narendra Modi will forever remain the Prime Minister-in-waiting, and Rahul Gandhi would become the next prime minister. Addressing a crowd at Gonda railway station,

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  BJP convenes Parliamentary Board meeting today, Modi to be anointed as PM candidate

  Politics | September 12, 2013 23:59 IST

  New Delhi: After three days of persuading senior leader L K Advani and other supporters of his camp, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday night finally decided to convene the party's parliamentary board meeting today

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  Will decide on PM candidate after talking to everyone says, Rajnath Singh

  Politics | September 12, 2013 12:49 IST

  New Delhi: BJP's prime ministerial nominee for the 2014 general elections would be announced after “talking to everyone”, party president Rajnath Singh said today.”We will decide after talking to everyone,” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president

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  BJP parliamentary board to decide PM candidate

  Politics | September 11, 2013 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary board will soon take a call on the who will be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, a party leader said Wednesday."The

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  BJP parliamentary board may name PM candidate on Friday

  Politics | September 11, 2013 12:30 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board may meet on Friday and make the announcement of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.They

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  Rahul Gandhi has proved his mettle for PM's post says Oommen Chandy

  Politics | September 10, 2013 13:07 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi has proved his mettle and is “eligible for all top positions”, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Monday hailing Prime Minister's statement that the Congress Vice President would be the

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  BJP may delay announcing Modi as PM candidate

  Politics | August 10, 2013 7:07 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 10 : BJP may further delay the announcement of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's Prime Ministerial candidate till the assembly elections to Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are

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  BJP has consensus on PM candidate: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | July 26, 2013 12:51 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 26: The BJP president Rajnath Singh, who is presently on a visit to US, has made it very clear that his party has already arrived at a consensus over PM candidate.Talking to

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  Mulayam can be PM candidate if SP does well in Lok Sabha poll: Prakash Karat

  Politics | July 23, 2013 11:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 23: CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat has said Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav could emerge as the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls if his party does well.

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  Rajnath Singh virtually anoints Modi as PM candidate

  Politics | July 22, 2013 6:21 IST

  New York, Jul 22: Ruling himself out of the prime ministerial race, BJP President Rajnath Singh yesterday virtually anointed Narendra Modi as its man to the top job if the party comes to power after

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  No decision yet on Rahul as PM candidate: Congress

  Politics | July 15, 2013 18:39 IST

  New Delhi, July 15:  Declaration of Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate cannot be ruled out, Congress hinted today in the backdrop of conflicting statements from party leaders including Digvijay Singh."It has not yet been

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  BJP to debate Lok Sabha polls, PM candidate

  Politics | June 05, 2013 10:33 IST

  Panaji, June 5: Who will be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls? This is likely to be debated when leaders of the party meet in the Goan capital Friday to

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  UPA should declare its PM candidate first: BJP

  Politics | May 18, 2013 9:02 IST

  Jammu, May 18: BJP on Friday said, the Congress-led UPA should declare its Prime Ministerial candidate first and whether Rahul Gandhi is a stakeholder for the top job or not.While insisting that BJP Parliamentary Board

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  No Aspiration to Become PM: Chidambaram

  Politics | April 24, 2013 12:25 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 24: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yet again parried questions on his becoming the Prime Minister saying he has no such aspirations and would like to do party work."I have no such expectations.

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  More voices in BJP for Modi as PM candidate

  Politics | January 30, 2013 11:43 IST

  New Delhi/Mumbai/Patna, Jan 30: Voices continued to arise within the BJP Tuesday for making Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi the party's prime ministerial candidate. But ally Shiv Sena said it preferred Sushma Swaraj for the

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  Rahul Gandhi-as-PM candidate demand at Cong Chintan Shivir

  Politics | January 19, 2013 8:58 IST

  Jaipur, Jan 19: A demand for declaring Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party before 2014 polls was made at the Congress brainstorming conclave that began here yesterday.Conflicting views on alliances, including

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  Lalu bats for Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate

  Politics | January 19, 2013 6:54 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 18: RJD leader Lalu Prasad today batted for Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to be the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections, and said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's “dream of

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  What will Nitish do if Modi is PM candidate, asks Lalu

  Politics | December 03, 2012 21:32 IST

  Patna, Dec 3: In the wake of senior BJP leaders backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the job of prime minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Monday threw a challenge at Bihar Chief

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  Modi gets rousing reception from BJP workers in Patna

  Politics | November 24, 2012 12:00 IST

  Patna, Nov 5: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who came to Patna after a gap of 28 months on Sunday, was lustily greeted by BJP workers who raised slogans wanting him to be the next