BJP-RSS CONSENSUS EMERGING ON CHOICE OF PRESIDENT

There are also signals that RSS will have greater influence over key appointments.

- AJIT MAINDOLA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat during the Dhwajarohan Utsav at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, in Ayodhya on 25 November.

(ANI)

After the BJP's landslide victory in Bihar, the relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS is getting stonger by the day.

Indications are that the BJP may soon have a consensus national president in the new year, with sources saying that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is all set to approve the name that the BJP suggests.

There are also strong signals that the RSS will have greater influence over key appointments, both in the Union Cabinet and in several state cabinets. With the poor performance of the Chief Ministers in some Hindi-speaking states, internal discussions on leadership changes are expected. However, it remains uncertain when exactly the new BJP national president will be elected or when any reshuffle will take place. Most political watchers believe that clarity will emerge only by February.