L K Advani chose the time and occasion to step down, and
was also formally consulted about his successor. The new President
of BJP is Rajnath Singh, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
becomes the new leader of the party.
As always happens, his name has been finalized after due
consultations with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leadership
and the two senior leaders of the party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
and Advani," he said.
Singh has in the recent past led the party to outstanding
victories in the Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand elections.
His name will be formally announced in during the silver
jubilee celebrations organized at Mumbai. Singh will initially
be president for a year, after which the party will elect
a president for a full term.
