Chennai, April 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai on Friday said he was not in the race for the post of party's Tamil Nadu unit chief as the BJP does not have the scope for a contest.

Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, Annamalai said: "I am not in the race for the post of the new state president... I am not ready for any quarrel and I am not in the race."

The BJP is in the process of electing heads for 13 state units, including Tamil Nadu. The BJP has appointed district presidents to all its 67 party units in Tamil Nadu.

The state unit president is unanimously elected in the BJP, Annamalai said, adding that there is no contest or competition for the top post unlike other parties. "There is no contest for a leadershi...