Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh was today unanimously elected BJP party president .The election of the 61-year-old former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, who comes back to the post which he had to quit in the wake of 2009 electoral debacle, took a little over an hour.

But the entire process had the underpinnings of the controversy that surrounded Gadkari over his alleged
involvement in an irrigation scam in Maharashtra and the dubious funding of his Purti Group.

The situation in which Singh's choice came about was underscored by senior leader L K Advani who said the new
president's biggest responsibility would be to ensure that there is no compromise with any immoral behaviour.

Gadkari, who opted out of the presidential race yesterday in a dramatic turn of events because of the allegations against him, had succeeded Singh in 2009 after the Lok Sabha election debacle.

After the top leadership deciding on Singh last night, the BJP Parliamentary Board met this morning in what was essentially a formality to approve Singh's candidature for the top party post.
Singh filed his nomination and was the only candidate in the fray. He was promptly declared elected without any
contest. In his address after taking over as the BJP President for a second term Rajnath Singh alleged that, Home Minister Sushil Kumar's statement on Hindu terror points out that the government is not serious in the fight against terrorism.

He also blamed the Congress for the adverse situation in the country on the fronts of price hike, security and economy.