Now I think it's being a little unfair, seeing his performance in the last seven years to say that we won't give you any credit for the way, the integrity, the competence with which you have led Gujarat.'

Asked if Modi is no more the BJP's future prime ministerial candidate as this projection during the poll campaign had hampered L.K. Advani's chances, Jaitley said: 'I think in the days of instant journalism people make comments which have validity for a given period of time.

'But don't forget one fact that there is no last day in the calendar of politics, it's an evolving calendar. Therefore, you never write obituaries in this manner and never do that in the case of politicians.'

The BJP got 116 seats in the April-May polls, in comparison to 138 in 2004.