New Delhi, January 06: RSS is understood to be mulling an extensive amendment of the BJP constitution which includes giving a five-year term to the party president, a move that would further help end infighting and strengthen incumbent Nitin Gadkari’s position in the organisation.
Sources said RSS has been thinking about amending several sections of the BJP constitution in keeping with changing circumstances within the party and national politics.
“Giving a five-year term to the president has figured in our discussions in the past. But no immediate change is in the offing. Earlier, the president’s term was for two years with two consecutive terms, then it was reduced to three years. So an amendment can be made,” said an associate of Gadkari.
However, Gadkari himself dismissed such reports as mere speculative.
But sources say this step may have been thought of eyeing the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
–Agencies