Race to replace Amit Shah |
Ever since Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah took oath in Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Council of Ministers as the Home Minister, speculation started circling on who will succeed him as the next party chief. Reports are that either J.P. Nadda or Bhupendra Yadav, both Rajya Sabha members, could be the next party president. While J.P. Nadda was holding the health portfolio in the previous Modi government, Bhupendra Yadav is national general secretary in Amit Shah`s team. As J P Nadda`s name did not feature in team Modi, his absence gave rise to speculation that he could succeed Mr Shah. The spree of meetings held by the Home minister has given hints that Nadda is the preferred choice to succeed him as the party chief. Bhupendra Yadav was the BJP`s state-incharge of Bihar and Gujarat, the two states where the party performed very well in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, and is considered close to both Shah and Modi.
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