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'BJP keen on having Advani’s leadership'

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

A day after reports that senior leader Lal Krishna Advani retiring hinted that he won’t continue as the Leader of Opposition for five years, former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu has said that Advani was elected for the post for five years.

Did top BJP leader fuel Karnataka crisis?

NDTV Correspondent, Sunday November 1, 2009, New Delhi

In a new twist to the Karnataka’s BJP crisis, there are worries in the top party leadership that one of them might be behind the revolt by the Reddy brothers. On Sunday, one faction of the BJP leaked information about the mystery man.

Raje has a new survival plan?

NDTV Correspondent, Friday October 9, 2009, Jaipur

Vasundhara Raje, who has refused to quit as Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan in defiance of the BJP leadership, seems to have come up with a new survival plan. And this time, Raje is banking on senior leader Lal Krishna Advani. But Advani's position is not clear yet, there seems to be a flip flop.

Advani says he didn't want to sack Jaswant

Rahul Srivastava, Tuesday September 22, 2009, New Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is back to controversy after Lal Krishna Advani admitted that he had opposed Jaswant Singh's expulsion. By dumping the blame on others, Advani has caused another flutter in the party and has managed to isolate himself.

In a pickle, Parrikar eats his words

NDTV Correspondent, Wednesday September 23, 2009, New Delhi

Senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar, in a pickle over a remark about LK Advani, has sought to limit damage. The former Goa chief minister, who had compared Advani to rancid pickle in a TV interview, on Wednesday claimed his comments had been “twisted and maliciously blown out of proportion.”

Shekhawat bats for Jaswant

Rahul Shrivastava, Thursday September 10, 2009, New Delhi

Former Indian Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, an Atal Bihari Vajpayee confidante, is a tall figure in the saffron parivar. So, his meeting with the expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh is bound to raise eyebrows, especially within the party, which knows best the significance of this meeting.

Jaswant’s book reaches Gujarat

Rohit Bhan, Saturday September 5, 2009, Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi may have tried to keep Jaswant Singh’s book out of bounds for the readers in Gujarat, but a day after the state High Court lifted the ban, the book hit the stores. Readers walked into the bookstores to lay their hands on the copy of the book.

No ban on Jaswant’s book in Gujarat

NDTV Correspondent, Friday September 4, 2009, Ahmedabad

The ban on Jaswant Singh’s book in Gujarat has been lifted, at least temporarily. The High Court has said the Gujarat government needs to explain its reason for banning the book, which has been controversial because it praises Mohammed Ali Jinnah, and criticises Sardar Patel.

Bhagwat discusses BJP crisis with Vajpayee

NDTV Correspondent, Friday September 4, 2009, New Delhi

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday met former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to discuss the situation in the Bharatiya Janata Party, sources told NDTV. The meeting between Bhagwat and Vajpayee lasted for around half-an-hour.

Cash-for-vote scam back to haunt BJP

NDTV Correspondent, Tuesday September 1, 2009, New Delhi

If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) didn’t have enough trouble, now an old wound is being re-opened – the cash-for-votes scam. Many say it was the lowest point that the Lok Sabha ever hit rock bottom. Why did they do it? Why did the leadership appear surprised when they knew about it all along? These questions are being raised again and the answers are disturbing.

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