AP CM Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated that his son Nara Lokesh had advised him not to take over as Prime Minister in 1990s. Hearing his statement, people have started scratching their heads as they couldn't get an idea when CBN got the opportunity as a PM.
When United Front was headed by Jyothi Basu and a few big leaders of BJP, Vajpayee was invited to be the PM of India, as the BJP had won 161 MP seats in the previous elections. And there was no way CBN getting an opportunity to be the PM though he became the convener of united front.
Since CBN desperately wants his son to be projected as an intellectual, he said he had declined PM post with the advice of Lokesh. Further, he added Lokesh told him he could assume the duties as a CM of AP permanently whereas it would be not possible being a PM. On the contrary to his son's advice, CBN had to lose power for 9 long years. Eventually, CBN's statements tickled funny bones of people and are reportedly laughing at his jokes.