Deve Gowda roots for Naidu as PM; not aspiring for any post,

Dropping hints that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu could possibly be the opposition choice for the Prime Minister's post to replace Narendra Modi, JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda Monday said the country was looking towards the TDP president's leadership.

When the country was at such a critical juncture, Naidu has "accepted the challenge" and "why cannot he become the PM of the country," Deve Gowda asked.

The JD (S) leader addressed two election rallies at Tiruvuru and Pamarru in Krishna district this evening in support of the Telugu Desam Party for the April 11 general elections in the State.

The former prime minister started his address at the first rally in Tiruvuru referring to TDP chief Naidu as "honourable Prime Minister" and then corrected it to "would-be Prime Minister."
Quick in his reaction, Naidu said, "I am not an aspirant for any post."
"When Vajpayee was PM, he formed the government with 23 parties. Has he not fought the battle, the Kargil war? Has he not won the war?
Lashing out at Modi, Deve Gowda said there was an undeclared Emergency in the country "though there is no Emergency."