Maharashtra BJP President and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has dismissed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s claim that the BJP is looking for a successor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a “political stunt.”

Responding to Raut on social media (X), Bawankule stated that there is no official BJP rule requiring leaders to retire at 75. Citing former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as an example, he said, “At the age of 79, Atal ji was the PM.”