New Delhi: The BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday said that former defence minister George Fernandes continued to be the NDA convenor and people would be informed if there was any change in his status.
Asked if Fernandes, who had talked of walking out of the NDA, was no longer wanted in the coalition, Singh said just as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remained the coalition's chairman, Fernandes was still the convenor.
There was confusion when Singh said Fernandes 'was' the convenor of the NDA. However, he quickly corrected himself to assert that Fernandes was still the convenor.
Fernandes, who is currently on a visit to Japan, has indicated that he felt relegated and sidelined within the JDU since his replacement as party president in April and expressed anguish against the JDU and the NDA who, he said, had ''no use for me''.
Reports from Hubli in Karnataka quoted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav saying his party would take a decision on inviting Fernandes into Samajwadi Party within a fortnight.
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