Chennai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president M Venkaiah Naidu on June 9 asserted that the Prime Minister A B Vajpayee would lead the party and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the next Lok Sabha polls.

He said that Vajpayee was not only a leader of the BJP and the NDA but for the entire country. The Opposition was unable to project any leader as the Prime Ministerial candidate, he said.

On Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader K S Sudharshan's remarks that the BJP should concentrate on its ideology and not on personality cult, he said Sudharshan had stated that there was nothing wrong in projecting a leader during the election time.

He said the BJP wanted to win 300 seats on its own and gain two third majority along with its allies in the next Lok Sabha polls.

"Even if we get a majority of our own, we will continue the NDA experiment. Development will be our plank for the polls. For development, we require some Constitutional amendments and that is why we seek a mandate of two thirds majority", he said.

He said the party would decide on the alliances with other parties only after the polls were announced and would concentrate on 'expansion' on the party now.

Ruling out early Lok Sabha polls, he said the polls would be held as scheduled in 2004.

Asked whether all the constituents of NDA would continue in the alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, he said 'wait and see'.

PTI