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No question of quitting as BJP chief after Rajya Sabha polls, says Amit Shah

Mr Shah also ruled out the possibility of deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya being shifted to the centre.

Lucknow: BJP president Amit Shah, on Monday, denied reports that he would leave his party position to join the Modi government after being elected to Rajya Sabha.

“There is no question of doing so. I have the responsibility of being the party president. I am happy, and I am working wholeheartedly. The media should not push the issue,” he said.

Talking to reporters, Mr Shah also ruled out the possibility of deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya being shifted to the centre. “Reports of SP leader Mr Shivpal joining the BJP are also misplaced. There was never any such proposal and nor was it under consideration,” he said.

Mr Shah, while wrapping up his three-day visit to Lucknow, emphatically denied that the BJP had played any role in the break-up of the grand alliance in Bihar.

“Should I have pointed a gun at them to keep them together? Nitish Kumar resigned because he did not wish to stay with corrupt elements,” he said.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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