 "Ready to be Gujarat CM if party wants: Nitin Patel")
With Lok Sabha polls drawing to a close next week and exit polls favouring Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister, the clamour for Chief ministership in Gujarat has already begun with senior state minister Nitin Patel saying that he is ready to take up the job if the party extends him an opportunity.
There are many others in the race including senior minister Anandi Patel, UP BJP in-charge Amit Shah who is also a MLA from Gujarat, another minister Saurabh Patel and party leader Purshottam Rupala for the CM post.
"I am ready to be Chief Minister if party asks me to take up the job," Patel told PTI.
"If you ask this question to any MLA that are you ready to be the Chief Minister he will reply in positive. If you ask Virat Kohli that would he like to be captain of India obviously he would not say no," Patel said.
Patel, the Finance minister in Modi cabinet, though insisted that whatever the party decides will be accepted by all including him. BJP insiders believe that it will be a difficult task for them to fill up the post of the chief minister if BJP gets mandate for central rule, as nobody will be able to fit into the shoes of Modi. Party sources said a final decision in this regard will only be taken by the central leadership after May 16 results.
There are many others in the race including senior minister Anandi Patel, UP BJP in-charge Amit Shah who is also a MLA from Gujarat, another minister Saurabh Patel and party leader Purshottam Rupala for the CM post.
"I am ready to be Chief Minister if party asks me to take up the job," Patel told PTI.
"If you ask this question to any MLA that are you ready to be the Chief Minister he will reply in positive. If you ask Virat Kohli that would he like to be captain of India obviously he would not say no," Patel said.
Patel, the Finance minister in Modi cabinet, though insisted that whatever the party decides will be accepted by all including him. BJP insiders believe that it will be a difficult task for them to fill up the post of the chief minister if BJP gets mandate for central rule, as nobody will be able to fit into the shoes of Modi. Party sources said a final decision in this regard will only be taken by the central leadership after May 16 results.
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