"Leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Murali Manohar Joshi and Jaswant Singh have been in the party since its formation. If you are not including them, then it will be difficult. They can't be sidelined and without their blessings you cannot choose a Prime Minister or anoint a PM," he told TV channels.
Describing various committees, announced by the party last week to work under Modi, Sinha said these committees are like lollipops in which leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Murali Manohar Joshi have been accommodated.
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