High command to take decision on Rajnath's successor: Murli Manohar Joshi

With the RSS reportedly pitching for Nitin Gadkari, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said any decision on party president Rajnath Singh's successor would be taken by the high command.
     
The new BJP chief would be appointed at an appropriate time, he told reporters here.
     
"Any decision regarding the next BJP president will be taken by the party high command and he will be appointed at a right time," Joshi said.
     
"The new incumbent has to be appointed by December-end and the process will be completed soon," he said.
     
To a question if Rajnath Singh would be re-appointed, Joshi said according to the BJP constitution, a person cannot become the party chief for two consecutive terms.
     
Asked whether he was also in the race for the post of the party president, Joshi shot back: "I am not a horse to race for anything."
     
Reports say the name of Gadkari, at present Maharashtra BJP chief, has been zeroed-in on for the top job.
     
The talk of 52-year-old Gadkari heading the BJP gained momentum after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat made it clear that no one among the leaders in Delhi would be entrusted with the task.
     
Gadkari, said to be close to the RSS, hails from Nagpur that houses the Sangh headquarters.