The Karnataka debacle may have served to mute the voices of Narendra Modi's supporters or of those wanting to see him at the helm of nation's governance, in the social media, his clout within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues to grow.
"I would like to see Modi as the next Prime Minister of the country," said senior BJP leader and Bhopal parliamentarian Kailash Joshi while talking to media persons here on Sunday.
Asserting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has no moral right to continue, Joshi, also former Chief Minister of the State said the BJP would launch a 'Jail Bharo Andolan' from May 27 to June 3 against the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre.
"The BJP has decided to initiate a nationwide campaign to highlight the UPA government failure and also to explain to the people about the non-functioning of parliament, non-functioning of government, confrontation between the government and the Opposition as also various scams and scandals," Joshi told media media persons here.
"We will protest for the Prime Minister's resignation. Our demand is that the UPA government should go," he said. "The Prime Minster is not able to do anything, he keeps safeguarding himself by misusing the CBI. The sooner this government leaves, the it is for the nation. We are a party which believes in
Joshi said we would hit the streets for a week in support of our demands and would also launch 'Jail Bharo' during the protest week.
He said it was not a question of just two ministers' resignation. The entire UPA-II government is under scanner, serious questions are being raised by the apex court over the working of this government. Deep into corruption, the UPA government has failed on all fronts due to which the country is facing a serious crisis, he added.
The senior BJP leader said though democracy runs on the principle of majority, it is also necessary that the government as per the provisions of the Constitution.
When asked about his views on his MlA son Deepak Joshi's controversial post on facebook that the BJP was in grip of 'paththawaad' and only sycophants got attention in the party, Joshi said he could not talk to Deepak because of the former's busy schedule.