Kochi: In a shocking revelation, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari claimed that he was persuaded to contest for Prime Minister’ post which he rejected, media reports said.
“’If you are going to become the Prime Minister, we will support you,” Gadkari saidquoting the offer of a leader at an event in Nagpur, the reports said.Without disclosing when the offer was made, he said becoming the Prime Minister was not a goal in his life.
“… I am loyal to my convictions and my organisation, and I am not going to compromise for any post because my convictions are most important to me,” he said.Nitin Gadkari’s name emerged in discussion as a potential Prime Ministerial candidate during both the 2024 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
India Today’s survey held ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Gadkari ranked third to succeed Narendra Modi.The first two were Union Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
“We are all behind him [PM Modi]. I am another worker in the fulfillment of his vision. Where does the question of me being a PM arise? I am not in the race to be PM. I don’t see this dream,” Gadkari said in March 2019.
Gadkari is a prominent figure in the BJP and enjoys strong support from the RSS. He is Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways for over ten years. He was BJP’s national president from 2009 to 2013.
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