NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s resounding re-election win could pose an existential threat to the political career of Nitin Gadkari—the man who had most clearly been identified as a rival to the Modi-Shah duo. In the months leading up to May 23, many had fanned speculation of propping up Gadkari as a possible replacement to Narendra Modi should the BJP fall well short of an absolute majority. Shah may just press this point and make him the speaker of the House, which will effectively end Gadkari’s political career,” a close aide of Gadkari’s told HuffPost India. “There might be attempts to promote Devendra Fadnavis to the centre, who is extremely junior to Gadkari. Because that would secure him in this BJP structure controlled by Modi-Shah,” the aide said.

Source: Huffington Post May 23, 2019 09:14 UTC