Putting a lid on controversy that Bihar BJP leaders were unwelcome in Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today telephoned state president C P Thakur inviting him and other leaders to his state to campaign for the party. "Modiji telephoned me today to say that unnecessary confusion has been created that Bihar BJP leaders are barred from elections in the state ... all BJP leaders and workers are welcome in Gujarat for the elections," Thakur told PTI. BJP MP and spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said, "There is nothing like Bihar versus Gujarat in the BJP. We all work together to ensure victory of the party in elections anywhere in the country." Hussain, a Lok Sabha member from Bhagalpur, said as per need, Bihar BJP leaders and workers would go to Gujarat to defeat the Congress and re-elect a party government there.