PA Sangma calls on Modi, describes latter as future PM

National People’s Party president and former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma on Monday met Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at his residence in Gandhinagar, 

party officials said.

Describing Modi as the ‘future prime minister’, NPP spokesperson James K Sangma said PA Sangma called on the Gujarat chief minister in the afternoon at Gandhinagar.

‘It was a courtesy call after the poll was over. It was a cordial meeting,’ James, who is also the son of PA Sangma and an MLA in Meghalaya, told PTI. PA Sangma is an NPP candidate for Tura Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya. He had resigned as an MP in 2008 to contest assembly elections in the state. From then on, his daughter, Agatha Sangma represented the seat twice. James rubbished the 

exit polls that indicated Congress could win both the seats in the state — Shillong and Tura.

‘Exit polls are conducted basing on opinions of a few thousand people at the most. On the ground, there is no question of the NPP losing the seat especially with PA Sangma contesting himself,’ James said.