A strong Congress party is needed to prevent regional parties from capturing the Opposition space, said Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari while urging Congressman to stick to their convictions and remain with their party.
Speaking at a journalism awards event in Pune on Saturday, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, further said he was “not in the race” for the Prime Minister’s post.
“I am a national politician and am not interested in coming to Maharashtra [State politics] at this stage. Once upon a time, I wasn’t particularly interested in going to the Centre, but am happy there now. I am a conviction-oriented politician and not a particularly ambitious one,” Mr. Gadkari said during a Q&A session conducted by a prominent vernacular newspaper, as part of the event.
