Nitin Gadkari indirectly questions BJP chief's performance

Union minister Nitin Gadkari Sunday said the BJP is going to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused the media of "twisting" certain remarks he made atan event in Pune. Clarifying that he is not in any "race" or "competition", the Union Transport Minister said the BJP will get "reasonable" majority in the next general elections. Gadkari's assertion came in the backdrop of his "leadership should own up defeat" remarks made Saturday, days after the BJP's defeat in the just-held assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.