Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Friday praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's leadership even as he maintained there is no personality cult in the BJP and the party runs on ideologies. He also said that "there is no scope for one man show in the party" while speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai.
Playing down the appointment of Modi as the party's campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Rajnath said "for every polls, the BJP has a campaign committee and since Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in India today, he was chosen for the post".
The BJP President also refuted reports that there were differences within the party over Modi's elevation. "All decisions in the BJP are taken collectively," he insisted.
When asked about the letter senior BJP leader LK Advani had written expressing his displeasure about Modi's appointment, Rajnath said, "Advani has never targeted BJP leaders. He is one of the founders of the BJP and he always works for the betterment of the party." He added that Advani's motives cannot be questioned just because he did not attend the National Executive in Goa. Rajnath added that Advani was unwell when the Goa meet was held and so he did not attend it.
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