BJP Rubbishes Amit Shah For Gujarat Rumour, Says He Will Pick Chief Minister

Anandiben Patel's resignation has been accepted and party chief Amit Shah will decide who will succeed her as Gujarat chief minister, the BJP's top decision makers, the parliamentary board, decided at a meeting today at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Race Course Road residence in Delhi. Briefing reporters on the meeting, senior leader Venkaiah Naidu dismissed rumours that Mr Shah himself was in line for the top job in his home state. "Amit Shah will remain BJP president and will decide on the new CM. The party wants him to lead us in national politics," Mr Naidu said.