New Delhi: With most of the exit and post-poll surveys predicting the BJP-led NDA winning the Lok Sabha elections, regional parties and estranged allies seem to be warming up the saffron party. Parties have started dialling BJP after Monday’s exit polls. An AIADMK MP has said there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. A senior BJD leader on Wednesday also indicated conditional support by his party to the NDA.
The party would support NDA if BJP leaders promise to accord special category status to Odisha, a long-standing demand of the state, he said adding BJD as a regional party should keep in mind the interest of the state. BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik however remains non-committal. No talks at all. We have not discussed anything. We havenot thought of it yet. Let us wait till the results,” he said.
If the BJP-led NDA gets a clear majority in the Lok Sabha on May 16, the swearing-in-ceremony could be held by May 20. The party also plans to hold a massive celebration in Varanasi if Modi becmes PM, sources said.
As almost all exit polls have predicted an NDA government at the Centre, consultations have begun in party circles over the role of BJP patriarch L K Advani. Former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday met party president Rajnath Singh and Advani to discuss his possible role “if the party comes to power.
On Wednesday, Gadkari, Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh will be in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, to hold parleys on government formation and organizational issues. If Modi takes over as Prime Minister, there is a possibility of Gujarat minister Anandiben Patel taking over as the new chief minister of the state.
Bureau Report
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