Thiruvananthapuram: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on April 28 said Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee would continue to lead the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha polls due next year and there was no proposal to advance the polls.

"It is the wish of BJP and NDA allies and Vajpayee would be projected as the next Prime Ministerial candidate at the elections," Naidu who is in Thiruvananthapuram in connection with the BJP state committee meeting and organisational elections, told reporters.

Stating that there was no proposal before the party to advance the Lok Sabha election, Naidu said, "We propose to hold them as per schedule."

Indicating that Ramjanmabhoomi issue would not be a major poll campaign material for the polls, Naidu said good governance and development would be the poll plank of NDA.

Admitting that construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya was dear to the heart of BJP, Naidu said there was no agreement on it in NDA and so there was no forward movement in the matter.

Naidu said consultation, court verdict or Legislation were the three ways to resolve issue. "You cannot expect any solution immediately unless something happens on either of these areas," he said.

Asked whether BJP had any understanding with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in Tamil Nadu, he said the party was in alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and working together with that party at the Centre.

"I do not have any new plans as of now," he said when asked about the future political plans in Tamil Nadu.

PTI