Narendra Modi: Prime Ministerial Candidate

Bharatiya Janata Party Dept: However, Rajnath Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party president, did not name Modi as the party's prime ministerial candidate, apparently because of opposition from some allies, according to Montreal Gazette. On Sunday, Modi was made a member of the BJP's parliamentary board and the central election committee, which will select candidates and lead the election campaign and NEW DELHI - The main opposition Hindu nationalist party on Sunday elevated Narendra Modi, a deeply divisive figure in Indian politics, to the party's top decision-making bodies, with his supporters believing he could become prime minister in national elections next year. Smriti Irani, a BJP vice-president, said the party would make a decision on the issue later. It is not known when the party will announce its candidate. The elections are due in May 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.