New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari is set to continue as party President for a second term. The decision was taken after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) held meetings with top BJP leaders on Friday.
Reportedly, senior leader LK Advani was reluctant to let Gadkari continue as party President. However, he is said to have agreed after the RSS's intervention. Gadkari has been accused by anti-corruption activist and politician Arvind Kejriwal of being hand-in-glove with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the Maharashtra irrigation scam.
While the BJP has denied the charges, the IAC stands by its charges. The RSS meeting on Friday was held in Delhi ahead of a press conference by Kejriwal.
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Nitin Gadkari (born May 27, 1957) is an Indian politician. Gadkari is a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and President of its Maharashtra unit. Hailing from Nagpur, he studied LLB and M Com. Gadkari is currently the leader of oppositio ...
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