Senior BJP leaders call on Rajnath Singh

Ahead of the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, senior leaders Ananth Kumar and Ram Lal called on party President Rajnath Singh.

BJP MP from Goa, Shripad Naik, who also met Singh, hoped that "Goa will be represented in the cabinet."

Smriti Irani, who unsuccessfully contested against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, also called on the BJP President.

Narendra Modi will first be elected BJP Parliamentary Party leader at a meeting in the central hall of Parliament and shortly later by the NDA MPs.

After this, he will meet the President along with a delegation of coalition leaders, who will convey to him their decision to choose Modi as their leader.