Vijayawada: AP Planning Board vice-chairman Dr C. Kutumba Rao predicted on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be replaced by Union minister Nitin Gadkhari after the elections to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

He told mediapersons of his personal view here on Thursday that the RSS-BJP leadership was keenly watching the performance of the NDA government, particularly of Mr Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. He said the RSS-BJP leadership had a Plan B.

He said the results of the byelections in Uttar Pradesh and other states indicated how the BJP was sinking, across the country. He said the BJP’s slogan “Sab ka Sath Sab Ka Vikas” should be changed to “YSRC ka sath BJP Ka Vikas”.