The 9 o'clock News: The biggest stories (June 7, 2013)
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Over-ruling a faction of its senior leaders, the BJP is likely to anoint Narendra Modi the head of an election committee on Sunday, the final day of the party's Goa conclave. The promotion of the controversial Chief Minister of Gujarat was listed yesterday as an imperative to party president Rajnath Singh by the BJP's ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS, according to sources.
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A split between Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the BJP is imminent, with sources saying that a formal announcement by his party is likely on Sunday.
Published 06/14/13