Narendra Modi Gujarat CM appointed as Chairman of the BJP Election Campaign Committee

Narendra Modi was on Sunday named to lead the BJP into the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, marking the end of the era of the party’s ageing patriarchs.Party president Rajnath Singh announced Modi’s elevation as BJP’s poll panel chief.

The BJP president said, “I want to give you a significant information. …I have announced (at the National Executive) that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as Chairman of the BJP Election Campaign Committee, keeping in mind the challenge of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and to achieve victory in the polls.”

Advani, who was reported to be sick, skipped the BJP National Executive meet for the first time in his entire career. He was backed by several other senior leaders like Yashwant Sinha, Uma Bharti and Jaswant Singh, who also chose to remain absent from the meeting.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa greeted  her Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi on his elevation as BJP’s election campaign committee chief.

Source:Agencies