There appears to be different streams within the BJP on announcing Modi as prime ministerial nominee, which is why no announcement has been made so far, an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' said.
"Modi has announced that he has no desire to become the PM... But how will he explain this to his party leaders who are putting pressure to make him the PM candidate," it said.
"With this new stance of Modi, those who want him declared PM nominee must have been disheartened."
"NCP chief Sharad Pawar has understood it well that a person whose name is projected never becomes the prime minister," it said.
Meanwhile, reacting to the editorial, state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis said the party respects freedom of the press "but such remarks could have been avoided.
