GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "summoned" Biplab Kumar Deb to New Delhi on May 2 after a string of random remarks by the Tripura chief minister left his party colleagues redfaced and his rivals in splits." Many BJP leaders are miffed, for Deb is just saying anything and everything. Modiji will talk to him regarding his frequent comments," a senior BJP leader, who do not wish to be named, told ET on Sunday.The summoning of Deb to the national capital is significant because some BJP leaders have moved the party leadership asking for Deb to be reined in, lest his remarks adversely impact the party in poll-bound Karnataka." In the recent elections in Tripura, people have given a massive mandate in favour of the BJP-led alliance. People want the government to focus on development and not create unnecessary controversies. There is huge resentment following the chief minister's comments," the BJP leader added.The chief minister attracted media attention over the last two weeks with his speeches , starting with the one in which he said there was internet and satellite communication during the age of the Mahabharata.He followed it up with a personal attack on former beauty queen Diana Hayden's looks, and with some unsolicited career advice to mechanical engineers that they should not opt for a career in the civil services.Deb crowned it with advice to educated youth - in a state where BJP just won an election attacking the former Left government's poor track-record in creating employment - that they should open paan shops or milk cows instead of chasing government jobs."The party is seriously preparing for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and such comments are not in our interest when we are looking to win 21 out of 25 seats in the northeast , " the BJP leader said. " We are flooded with phone calls and criticism on social media about his insensitive remarks."