Asked the purpose of his meeting Naidu, he told IANS: 'I cannot say anything more on this.' And regarding his mother's health, he said: 'Right now, I cannot say anything more on this.'

The former Rajasthan chief minister was asked to quit earlier this month as leader of opposition but she had initially refused to do so arguing that she alone could not be held responsible for the poll debacle.

Over 50 legislators out of the 78 of the BJP in the state even came down to Delhi and met Rajnath Singh while they shouted slogans outside party veteran L.K. Advani's residence after the latter refused to meet them.

Finally, sources said, a compromise formula was worked out under which Raje would resign but on certain conditions -- that she be given a plum organisational post, her replacement should be of her choice and two MLAs suspended for backing her be reinstated.

Accordingly, she was to quit after the conclusion of the state assembly session Friday.