New Delhi: Through the day, senior BJP leaders, many of them reportedly in the running for posts in Narendra Modi's government, visited the prime minister-to-be, party chief Rajnath Singh, and representatives of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), though not necessarily in that order. (10 Latest Developments)
Mr Modi is to be sworn in this week and the RSS, which is the powerful ideological mentor of his party, says it's role in government formation is purely advisory.
Asked what role the RSS would play in the new government, Joshi replied: "No role. If they ask us we will suggest (ideas) to them."
Mr Modi, 63, was an active campaigner in the RSS into his 30s and RSS workers played a significant grassroots role in campaigning for him.
While Modi has said development is his "religion", the party's manifesto included a pledge to build a temple to for Lord Ram in Ayodhya where the 16th-century Babri Masjid was razed in 1992, triggering deadly riots. (Forum: What I Want Modi To Do First)
The BJP secured 282 seats in the 543-member parliament, the biggest victory since 1984. Congress was devastated, holding just 44 seats - a quarter of its tally at the 2009 election.
Mr Modi is to be sworn in this week and the RSS, which is the powerful ideological mentor of his party, says it's role in government formation is purely advisory.
Asked what role the RSS would play in the new government, Joshi replied: "No role. If they ask us we will suggest (ideas) to them."
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Mr Modi, 63, was an active campaigner in the RSS into his 30s and RSS workers played a significant grassroots role in campaigning for him.
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While Modi has said development is his "religion", the party's manifesto included a pledge to build a temple to for Lord Ram in Ayodhya where the 16th-century Babri Masjid was razed in 1992, triggering deadly riots. (Forum: What I Want Modi To Do First)
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The BJP secured 282 seats in the 543-member parliament, the biggest victory since 1984. Congress was devastated, holding just 44 seats - a quarter of its tally at the 2009 election.
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