Too premature to speculate on next PM candidate: Manmohan

By IANS,

New Delhi : It was too premature to speculate on who would be the next prime ministerial candidate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday, stressing that he would be completing his term in office.

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“As far as the next term is concerned, it is too premature to speculate who will be the next candidate,” he told a group of television editors.

He would, of course, like “a cohesive party to back the government”, the prime minister told a gathering.

“We are a democratic party,” he said, adding that there were lots of internal discussions but once a decision is taken the party is behind it.

The prime minister reiterated that there would be a cabinet reshuffle and restructuring after the budget session of parliament.