Ever since Rajnath Singh has been appointed by Modi and Shah as the chairman of the Manifesto Committee of the party, the speculations are rife that Rajnath is now out of the race for the post of PM.
History is witness that any leader who becomes the head of of the Manifesto Committee loses his chance of being the PM. Exhibit A being Pranab Mukherjee during the Congress era, and now P Chidambaram being the Exhibit B.