Advani upset not just with Rajnath but 2 RSS pointspersons too 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 is how the BJP will be run. CNN-IBN has learned that the real reason is that Advani is upset with the troika of Rajnath and two RSS pointspersons in the party.

Advani blames partymen Suresh Soni and Ram Lal, aided by Rajnath Singh, for pushing Modi's case without a consensus. Interestingly RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat spoke to Advani a few days back when the National Executive was on. Bhagwat will meet Advani on June 18 in Delhi to discuss the ongoing controversy.

However, Rajnath Singh has explained that the RSS has no hand in the decision to promote Narendra Modi as campaign committee chief....more    
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Rajnath Singh meets top RSS leaders in Delhi Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including newly elected party president Rajnath Singh are meeting meeting RSS leaders in the capital for the first time after the BJP presidential crisis, which led to Rajnath being made the party chief. ...  
11:40 AM, Jan 31, 2013

Mahesh Jethmalani threatens to contest for BJP chief post In more trouble for Nitin Gadkari, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mahesh Jethmalani on Monday threatened to contest for the post of the party chief if the former were given another chance to be the party president. ...  
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