New Delhi: In a clear indication that the tussle between senior leader LK Advani and Narendra Modi is far from over, the patriarch's close aide Sudheendra Kulkarni has written an article dubbing the Gujarat Chief Minister as an "autocrat" who cares "two hoots" for the party.
In an article posted on a website, Kulkarni - who is one of the advisers to Advani and is virtually his alter ego, has also called BJP President Rajnath Singh "foxy". He has said the BJP Chief has "astrologically-induced delusions" of becoming the Prime Minister.
Kulkarni firmly maintains in his article that despite his age, Advani, 85, has still a lot to contribute to the party and the country. He has justified Advani's opposition to Modi and said the senior leader did not go back on the criticism he had made of the BJP in his resignation letter....
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06:10 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani was indisposed on Wednesday and put off by a day his meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Sources close to Advani said that all his engagements for the day have been cancelled. He will now have a meeting with Bhagwat on Thursday, the sources said. Advani also skipped a public meeting on Ganga river issue organised by BJP vice president Uma Bharati. Thursday's...
04:31 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is likely to meet senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday and hold one-on-one meetings with other party leaders to discuss the recent political developments. This will be the first meeting between LK Advani and Mohan Bhagwat after the former had withdrawn his resignation from all party posts on June 11 at the behest of the RSS chief. Advani was...
01:20 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Days after BJP patriarch LK Advani sent his resignation letter to party chief Rajnath Singh criticising the party's functioning and conduct of its leaders, sources have indicated that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has raised concerns over its content and tone. Sources say Modi claimed that the letter has created problems for the BJP and he discussed it during his hour-long meeting with party leader Murli Manohar Joshi...
01:33 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Seeking to fish in troubled waters, Congress on Saturday extended an olive branch to JD(U) describing it as a "secular and like-minded party" on the eve of a possible decision by Nitish Kumar's party to snap ties with the BJP-led NDA. At a time when Narendra Modi has become the poster boy of the BJP, the ruling Congress called for an alliance of secular forces in nation's interest....
07:48 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat played peacemaker on Tuesday and averted the Bharatiya Janata Part's crisis by convincing LK Advani to come back into the party fold. Advani withdrew his resignation and has now returned to all party posts. The announcement was made by BJP President Rajnath Singh at a press meet on Tuesday evening. Flanked by several senior leaders including Uma Bharti and Sushma Swaraj,...
07:47 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: The infighting may be over. The reconciliation may have been achieved. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that party patriarch LK Advani, who resigned from all posts within the party on Monday, had agreed to abide by its decision and paid heed to the chief of its powerful ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was not clear, however, whether Advani had withdrawn his resignation. There was...
07:09 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The 36-hour crisis within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is over with LK Advani withdrawing his resignation following a Rashtriya Swayamseawak Sangh-brokered peace in the party. After meeting Advani on Tuesday evening, BJP President Rajnath Singh said that Advani's concerns about the party's functioning will be addressed even as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, another character in the high voltage drama, welcomed the move. Addressing a press conference...
06:22 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership is hardening its stand on LK Advani, but the party patriarch and his camp are not giving up the fight. BJP President Rajnath Singh will be in Banswara in Rajasthan, his absence from the capital at the time of a crisis seems to be intended to send out the message that it is business as usual in the BJP. Speaking to the media,...
01:38 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh on Tuesday denied reports that RSS had anything to do with the elevation of Narendra Modi as campaign chief and accused the media of spreading "baseless reports" that the party overlooked reservations by senior leaders. Singh took pains to explain RSS has no hand in the decision to promote the Gujarat chief minister as campaign chief. " I want to clarify that the reports...
12:05 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be hardening its stand on LK Advani as attempts to pacify him fail. The party patriarch now looks completely isolated. BJP President Rajnath Singh is going to Banswara in Rajasthan at the time of such a crisis, sources say, to send out the message that it is business as usual in the BJP. Among other key leaders, Arun Jaitley is going abroad...
09:56 AM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: There seems to be more to what really made the grand old man of the BJP, LK Advani, so angry that he sent his resignation to BJP President Rajnath Singh. Sources in the Advani camp have told CNN-IBN that the issue of discord is not just confined to Rajnath turning down Advani's demand for a separate election management committee. Advani aides claim the fundamental issue of discord now...
09:03 AM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is split between LK Advani and Narendra Modi. A day after the National Executive sent out a clear message with the elevation of Narendra Modi, LK Advani quit all posts in the party on Monday. But BJP President Rajnath Singh rejected Advani's resignation and efforts are on since Monday to try and pacify Advani to reconsider his resignation. "The Parliamentary board has adopted a...
07:50 AM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: It is for the third time in eight years on Monday that BJP leader LK Advani has resigned from top party posts including once over the huge controversy over his praise of Pakistan's founding father Mohammed Ali Jinnah. 85-year-old Advani, a founder member of BJP, had first resigned as party president on June seven, 2005 following widespread criticism from the RSS and right wing outwits over his remarks...
10:35 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Nagpur: Terming senior BJP leader LK Advani's decision to quit all party posts as "shocking", veteran RSS leader MG Vaidya on Monday said some other resignations may follow. "It's shocking that a leader of such a great stature has to quit. It is now evident that all is not well in BJP. Advani was probably perturbed over the inner crisis in BJP and therefore quit all positions," Vaidya, a former...
08:05 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Panaji: Live Updates: 5:40 pm: Modi attacks Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his speech at BJP National Executive meet in Goa. He says the PM had no answer on the Naxal issue during the internal security meet, which was held recently in the national capital. "Our agenda is to build the nation; getting the chair is not on BJP's agenda," Modi says. Modi ends his acceptance speech by shouting slogans...
02:41 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Panaji: 2:04 pm: Rajnath Singh addresses media, says the upcoming 2014 elections are a challenge for the BJP. "We have decided Narendra Modi as chairman central campaign committee. This is an unanimous decision. We have full confidence that BJP will come to power in 2014," says Rajnath. 2:02 pm: BJP President Rajnath Singh says, "We have decided to make Narendra Modi as Chairman of Central Election Committee. The whole party...
07:56 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Panaji: The BJP continues to be in a dilemma over anointing Narendra Modi as campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in the absence of patriarch LK Advani and other senior leaders, who have not turned up for the ongoing National Executive meeting in Goa as they are said to be opposed to such a move. Ill health was cited as the reason for Advani's decision to keep...
02:46 PM, Jun 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to make the big announcement on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will head its campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in the next 48 hours. Sources say the Gujarat Chief Minister is adamant that the decision be announced by the end of national executive meet that takes place in Goa this weekend. Under pressure, BJP President Rajnath Singh has...
09:35 AM, Jun 07, 2013
The country's second largest national political party is riddled with factions with more than four of its top leaders harbouring prime ministerial ambitions and each one going to any length to queer the other's pitch. Will they be able to bridge their gaps in time? Former professor of politics at JNU Pushpesh Pant joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How likely can BJP present NaMo as...
06:58 PM, Jun 05, 2013
