Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a top contender as the BJP’s prime ministerial nominee for the 2014 general elections, met the party’s new president Rajnath Singh yesterday and held “detailed discussions” signifying his increasing national role. After the two-hour meeting, the two leaders said they mainly discussed the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, but refused to give any details.

“We sat together for a couple of hours and discussed Gujarat and the 2014 elections,” Singh said, adding, “The day I was elected party president, Narendra bhai called me and congratulated me. He said he would come to Delhi and meet me.”