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Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh remains India Inc.’s first choice for the
nation’s top job, according to a poll of senior business executives
across the country Opposition leader L.K. Advani comes a close
second.The findings of the Hindustan Times-Cfore poll held through
Thursday and Friday came days after some of the best-known faces of
India Inc. backed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a prime
ministerial candidate. Those comments set off speculation about Modi’s
political ambitions and a possible challenge to Advani, so far
projected as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. On Saturday, Modi
came out to say he isn’t in the race. “After the Lok Sabha elections,
the BJP will come to power and L.K. Advani will be the prime minister,”
Modi said, addressing a meeting in Halol, Gujarat. The HT-Cfore poll —
which covered 226 senior executives across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,
Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad — found that a majority of business
leaders would trade enthusiasm for experience, especially in times of
crisis. Modi won only 12 per cent votes, or half of what Advani got,
and finished fourth in the poll. Rahul Gandhi did a shade better to
come third with 14 per cent votes.
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