Significantly, minutes before Singh addressed a press conference virtually imposing a gag order on leaders talking to media on party matters, formally or informally, news filtered out that Sinha has resigned.
Sinha, elected from Hazaribagh in the recent elections and is understood to have been upset over recent appointments by L K Advani in the Parliamentary party, sent his resignation to Rajnath Singh.
Singh said he has not received the letter and he came to know about it only through the media.
At the press conference that comes amidst bitter infighting in the party, Singh acknowledged media reports that spoke of disarray in the leadership but refuted them saying they were united in analysing the reasons for the defeat.
“The media reports are far from truth. The leadership stands united and the party is united in analysing the outcome of the elections that have not come up to its expectations,” he said.
“This obviously has to be an exhaustive and collective exercise which has begun at various levels. This will culminate in a ‘Chintan Baithak’ (brainstorming session) in the month of August after the Budget session,” Singh said.
