Amit Shah credits Shivraj Singh Chouhan for pulling Madhya Pradesh out of BIMARU

BJP National President Amit Shah on Saturday while addressing media on the second day of his three-day tour to Bhopal ruled out the possibility of Lok Sabha election coinciding with the 2018 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

ON RAM MANDIR

Speaking on the Ayodhya case, the BJP national president reiterated that the proposed Ram Temple (Mandir) will be constructed following court's ruling.

ON ARTICLE 35A

About Article 370, 35A pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir, Amit Shah said that a consensus would be reached at only after discussing with all parties.

Surprisingly, Shah heaped lavish praise on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that the state under his leadership shed the BIMARU tag.

When asked if BJP State President Nandkumar Singh Chauhan will be around till the Assembly elections, he added,"He has a term till 2019".

Shah also clarified that the party will not implement a formula of dropping those above 75 years from the cabinet or not giving them tickets.

ON VYAPAM SCAM

In reference to Babulal Gaur and Sartaj Singh's ouster from the MP cabinet last year, Amit Shah put the ball in the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's court and said that forming state cabinet was the CM's prerogative.

Speaking on Vyapam scam and farmers' agitation, Amit Shah defended the state government and said that Shivraj Singh Chouhan had won every election after Vyapam scam and that the state has since made rapid strides in agriculture growth.

NO DYNASTY POLITICS

"If the son of a BJP leader, proves himself, works hard and becomes MLA, he has come up on merit", the party national president added.

There were reports that Amit Shah was very harsh with state ministers, MPs and MLAs during a meet on Friday. Shah then denied this saying what was reported in the newspapers was not true.

In addition, Shah said that there had been no formal discussion with the Janata Dal (United) party on its MPs being inducted in the union cabinet.

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