India's opposition names hardliner Modi as PM candidate

India's opposition names hardliner Modi as PM candidate

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NEW DELHI, Sept 13: India´s main opposition party named hardline Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate on Friday ahead of elections next year, overriding concerns about his polarising character.

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"Sri Narendra Modi will be our prime ministerial candidate," party chairman Rajnath Singh told a press conference called after a meeting of leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[break]

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