BJP may take a call on Delhi CM candidate in Modi’s presence on Sunday

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is slated to be in the national capital on Sunday in connection with Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting to finalise the candidates for the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh.

Though — as of Friday evening — there was no meeting of the BJP parliamentary board slated for Sunday,sources indicated that the meeting may be called on Sunday as most of the members will be in the capital for the meeting of the CEC.

Sources,in this context,stressed that there were only a few supporters of Goel in the parliamentary board. The best Goel — who is himself aspiring for the CM candidature — could do is to stall a projection altogether and keep his post-poll option open by going to polls under a collective leadership,sources said.

Goel has impressed upon BJP president Rajnath Singh,general secretary Ramlal and election in-charge for the state Nitin Gadkari that he has control over the party’s Delhi unit.

However,Goel’s one-upmanship is learnt to have not gone down well with the party brass. The central leadership will have to weigh Goel’s role as a spoiler in the eventuality of bypassing his claim before taking a call. With momentum building in favour of Harsh Vardhan,time appears to be running out for Goel to win more supporters in the parliamentary board to delay the decision.