BJP Parliamentary Board to meet to finalise prez nominee

New Delhi: The BJP Parliamentary Board, the party's highest decision making body, will meet today to take a decision on its presidential nominee.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah will attend the meeting.

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It is not clear whether the board will announce its candidate today as a party leader said it may authorise Shah to take a call.

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The Board members will be briefed about the consultation undertaken by a three-member party committee with allies and opposition parties.

The committee members include union ministers Rajnath Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley, who are also the members of the Board.

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