'Of course we are the biggest and oldest political party. If we have to run the government for five years biggest political party should be given a chance,' Azad said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that it wasn’t true that Congress would not claim or was not interested in the Prime Minister post.

“Of course we are the biggest and oldest political party. If we have to run the government for five years biggest political party should be given a chance,” Azad said.

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The statement came a day after when Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Congress would accept a regional party Prime Minister.

 

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