Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said an Opposition leader approached him before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, offering support to make him the prime minister, but he declined the offer stating he did not have such an ambition.
"There was a surprising incident. I would not name anyone -- that person said 'if you are going to become prime minister, we will support you'," Mr Gadkari, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, said at a journalism awards function in Maharashtra's Nagpur.