Consensus on Prez candidate cannot be ruled out: Rajnath

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today said the NDA's candidate for the Presidential election will be decided within a few days, but chances of major parties arriving at a consensus on a common candidate could not be ruled out.

''A consensus cannot be ruled out,'' he said, replying to a question while talking to newspersons on his arrival here to address a rally to mark the conclusion of the State BJP's 'Janayatra' campaign.

As far as the NDA was concerned, it had authorised former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to decide on its candidate, he said, adding that Mr Vajpayee would hold talks with leaders of alliance partners and decide the candidate within a few days.

UNI