LUCKNOW: BJP national general secretary and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi's comparison of national President Rajnath Singh with former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has created a flutter in the party's UP unit. Though top leaders remained silent and reiterated that the final decision will be taken by the parliamentary board, lower-rung workers admit that Varun's assertion has again brought internal feud to the fore. Political analysts describe it as Singh's attempt to establish Varun in UP while sidelining old guards and strengthening himself nationally.
Addressing party's Swabhiman rally in Bareilly on Wednesday, Varun said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee's thoughts were so great that every child in the country remembered his rule and if there was any individual in the country which had that ability to bring together people of different religions and castes, it is Rajnath Singh. He also said that he saw a reflection of Atal in Rajnath. Singh, he said, is a son of UP and it was the duty of the people of the state to vote for him. In response, Singh said that he believed that the youth had to be given the reins of the party and that he wanted Varun to get more responsibility earlier, but he was very young then.
Singh has recently appointed Varun as party's general secretary despite opposition from the old guard and gave him the task of leading BJP's Lok Sabha election campaign in UP. Varun's statement has come when the chorus to make Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi the party's prime ministerial candidate is getting louder. However, BJP's key ally JDU has opposed Modi. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has already said that JDU joined NDA because of Vajpayee's secular image. Many feel that by comparing Vajpayee with Singh, Varun hinted that Singh could also be a prime ministerial candidate. The stand may find support among allies.
When contacted, UP BJP president Laxmikant Bajpeyi said that "The selection of Prime minister will be done by the party's parliamentary board and before that if anybody takes any name, it should be treated as personal opinion." However, another leader said "It's like 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours'. Rajnathji made Varun general secretary and latter in turn is projecting him as the prime ministerial candidate. Besides Modi, we also have LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley ," he said. But young leaders did not find anything wrong in statements. "Both are dynamic leaders in comparison to others in the party," said a BJP youth leader.
While Singh later told reporters that he was not in the race to become the Prime minister and Parliamentary board would take a final decision, political analysts feel that Singh being an ambitious leader was trying to wipe out the old guard through Varun. "Singh has been at loggerheads with all the old party leaders in the state in the part. At present, he is testing waters by getting his name floated and Varun is paying back for his elevation. I don't think it will get much support within the party. But it is also true that Varun is the only hope of BJP in UP. He is Hindutava mascot and can sway young voters the way old guards like Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti cannot," said political analyst JP Shukla.
Varun will be in Lucknow on May 4 to lead party's demonstration against the UPA government. The event is part of BJP's nationwide agitation. He was recently acquitted from charges of delivering hate speeches during his campaign in 2004 Lok Sabha elections. In 2012 assembly polls, though BJP's performance was poor in UP, 14 candidates for whom Varun campaigned were elected. He is also said to be considering contesting next Lok Sabha polls from Sultanpur, near Amethi and Rae Bareli represented by his older cousin Rahul and aunt Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. Varun's father Sanjay Gandhi contested for Amethi in 1977 and 1980.
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