Veteran BJP leader lK Advani on Sunday scoffed at speculation that he will be nominated to the Rajya Sabha and asserted that he will be contesting the 2014 lok Sabha elections.
“I have not said anything (about going to the RS) and if somebody offers me this suggestion I will think about it. But it is natural, I think, that if I had to consider it I would have done it earlier,” Advani told reporters after unfurling the national flag at his residence.
Asked if he would fight the upcoming lok Sabha elections, the 86-year-old leader, “this is what is in my mind.” There has been speculation about a plan to consider nominating Advani to the Rajya Sabha. On Saturday, BJP president Rajnath Singh had said Advani will take a call on what he would like to do. “It is for Advaniji to decide,” he told reporters. Advani represents Gandhinagar from Gujarat in the lok Sabha.
In the middle of speculation about Advani’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the BJP had kept on hold announcements for seven Rajya Sabha candidates. The first lot of seven candidates was announced on Friday itself, and central election committee of the BJO nominated Rajnath Singh to declare other candidates.