Aiyar does it again, calls Narasimha Rao 'first BJP PM'

The BJP on Thursday came down heavily on Mani Shankar Aiyar and said the book he has written is a presentation of thoughts and objectives of the Congress and the ’ghamandiya’ alliance.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed Aiyar for calling P V Narasimha Rao the BJP’s first prime minister and alleged that the Congress leader made such a claim at the behest of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Patra said Rao belonged to the Congress and was also the first person outside the Nehru-Gandhi family who served as prime minister and completed a full five-year term.