We track the latest developments following the resignation of LK Advani from all posts in the BJP.

6: 35 pm: Full text of statement issued by BJP

The BJP Parliamentary Board yesterday decided not to accept Shri LK Advani’s resignation from the three main fora of the Party – the National Executive, Parliamentary Board and Election Committee and requested him to continue to be a member of these three Bodies.

On behalf of the Party Shri Rajnath Singh assured Shri Advani that his concerns about the functioning of the Party would be properly addressed and the President will discuss the modalities of addressing these concerns with Shri Advani.

Today afternoon, RSS Sarsanghchalak, Shri Mohan Bhagwat spoke to Shri Advani and asked him to respect the BJP Parliamentary Board decision and continue to guide the Party in national interest. Shri Advani has decided to accept Shri Bhagwat’s advice."

6:25 pm: Modi welcomes Advani's return

A Twitter reaction is perhaps the most we could expect from Modi today and he hasn't disappointed:

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/344437914828148736

Ram Jethmalani, who had earlier called Advani 'senile', now complained that Advani is suffering from 'power mania'.

"This resignation was not serious at all. It was a game he was playing just to get into the media," Jethmalani said, adding that Advani wanted to be the PM candidate of the party.

6: 20 pm: Advani gains nothing but attention?

Has Advani gained nothing but a little sparkle of attention for a brief period? Initial reactions on Twitter have this to stay:

https://twitter.com/gchikermane/status/344437777317908480

https://twitter.com/szarabi/status/344438656595001344

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6:15 pm: Rajnath Singh says he will act on all of Advani's complaints

Rajnath says that Advani has decided to return to all this posts thanks to the pleas from the BJP leaders.

"He has accepted our plea and will return to all posts. He has agreed to stand by any decision the party takes. However, if there is any issue on the party's functioning on which he has a view then as the party chief I will definitely act on it," he said.

Rajnath said that Advani was spoken to by the RSS chief, who also appealed to him to stay on and lead the party.

"RSS chief spoke to Advani and asked him to respect the party decision and continue to guide it," Singh said.

When asked why Advani wasn't present at the press conference announcing the end to the crisis, Singh said he had requested him not to be present.

"I thought it would not be right for him to be present while we are speaking about him and therefore I asked him not to be here. That is why he is absent," said Singh.

And that's the end of the conference.

6:12 pm: BJP leaders take stage, Advani's not present

BJP president Rajnath Singh and former president Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Jaswant Singh are on the stage but the man of the moment LK Advani isn't there.

Rajnath Singh begins speaking and gives a brief synopsis of the events so far.

6:05 pm: Rajnath Singh meets Advani, statement soon

Party chief Rajnath Singh has reportedly met with LK Advani at his residence and the statement of truce is reportedly to be made very shortly.

5:55 pm: Gadkari plays peacemaker?

Nitin Gadkari may turn out to be the hero of the piece for the BJP and reportedly was the man in touch with both Advani and RSS' camps.

The Advani camp may have earned a compromise formula with the Parliamentary Board being the only body that can pick the Prime Ministerial candidate of the party , reports CNN-IBN.

And guess who heads that? (Hint: The man who's taking back his resignation)

Don't expect Modi to come on camera to give a reaction to this one.

5:40 pm: Parliamentary Board to meet and discuss issues raised by Advani

Advani will reportedly say that since the parliamentary board has rejected the issues raised by him, he will continue at the posts and will not leave just yet.

The committee will then meet again and discuss the issues of concern that the party stalwart will raise. However, it remains a mystery over how the party's board will address issues like Advani's problem with leaders becoming self serving. Will they counsel them to be less selfish or will they start axing them?

Also what relationship can we forsee between the RSS and BJP given this development?

5:30 pm: BJP to make a statement from Advani's residence soon?

CNN-IBN reports that the BJP will be making a statement from Advani's residence shortly.

The party is expected to make an announcement that will signal a truce between the party and it senior most leader.

The statement will be read by Rajnath Singh or Advani and will state that all issues that the party stalwart has raised will be looked at.

The party will reportedly also only announce a PM candidate after Advani gives the go-ahead.

Will it mention Modi? Unlikely.

5:10 pm: RSS chief speaks with LK Advani

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has reportedly spoken with LK Advani, but no one knows what the topic of conversation was.

However, Barkha Dutt from NDTV quotes sources as saying that the end to the crisis is at hand and the resolution can be expected soon.

https://twitter.com/BDUTT/status/344419147310051328

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Meanwhile, former party chief Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh are now reportedly set to meet with Advani later today in the hope of bringing him on the same page as them.

5:00 pm: Rajnath Singh says there's no question of removing Modi from post

Rajnath Singh is in Rajasthan and may dash back to Delhi to meet with Advani.

While in Rajasthan, he ruled out any question of Modi resigning as the 2014 campaign chief since there had been no opposition expressed over that either by Advani or anyone else.

4.14 pm: Rajnath asks RSS chief to speak to Advani

BJP President Rajnath Singh may have said that the party would go on with or without LK Advani, but that doesn't mean he has stopped trying to woo the veteran leader back.

CNN-IBN quoted sources as saying that Singh had asked the RSS leadership to speak to Advani in a bid to make him change his mind. This latest development comes even as Singh strongly refuted media reports that Advani's move had been prompted due to differences with the RSS.

"I want to make one thing clear that on some channels news has been telecast that RSS has said this or that. I want to make it absolutely clear that Sangh has not said anything.

"I have inquired from people in Sangh, whether they've made a statement. They told me that there has been no statement from their side, all this news is completely baseless," he added.

Meanwhile BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has said that Advani is "not angry".

3: 15 pm: Minorities won't be happy with Modi's elevation: Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said that the decision of the BJP to elevate Narendra Modi as its election campaign panel chief won't go down well with minorities.

"Don't think minorities will be happy with the elevation of Narendra Modi, " Naveen Patnaik told CNN-IBN in an interview.

Patnaik further said that in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, his party - the BJD - will remain equidistant from both - the Congress and the BJP.

2: 25 pm: Decision on Modi won't be reversed, says BJP

The BJP on Tuesday signalled that the party's national executive decision to anoint Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as election panel chief would not be reversed.

Speaking to CNN-IBN, party Vice President Prabhat Jha said, "Advani's position is one thing, but the BJP national executive decision also has to be respected."

"Advani may be the tallest leader of the party, but BJP's national executive decision cannot be reversed."

2:05 pm: Advani is not upset, he seemed sad, says Gopinath Munde

After a long meeting with LK Advani, Gopinath Munde said he had spoken to the party stalwart and was given a patient hearing as he spoke about the patriarch's importance in the party.

"Advani listened patiently to me. He was not angry. He seemed sad," Munde told Times Now.



The BJP leader continued to maintain that Advani had not attended the Goa national conclave of the party on account of ill health and that he was still not completely well.

"I don't think there is a connection between Modi's elevation and Advani's resignation," he said.

12:45 pm: Jaswant Singh says Advani has raised questions relevant to party and nation

Senior BJP leader and considered a supporter of Advani, Jaswant Singh said that he had spoken with the party stalwart and the party would continue to try and convince him to stay on in the posts he resigned from yesterday.

"I think the questions that Advaniji has raised is in the interest of the party and nation," Singh told reporters on his way out.

He refused to comment on whether he had spoken to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.

12:40 pm: Javadekar says situation will resolved, BJP will emerge stronger

The BJP is still putting up a brave face to the entire controversy involving party patriarch LK Advani and said it was certain that the matter would be resolved soon.

"We are certain that the present situation will be resolved. The BJP will emerge stronger after this," Javadekar told reporters.

The party spokesperson said that they were in talks with Advani to resolve the matter and they were certain it would take place.

He also blamed the Congress and other vested elements for dragging the RSS into the matter and said that the Sangh had not issued any statement on the issue barring expressing its sadness over Advani's resignation.

12.16 pm: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to meet LK Advani as well

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has also added his name to the list of people visiting party veteran LK Advani, in attempts to convince him to reverse his decision to quit all major party posts.

It was Advani's praise for Chouhan and the subsequent backlash that is being seen by many as the event that triggered the chain of events culminating in his resignation.

In a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Advani praised Chouhan and favourably compared him to Modi.

“I often tell Nadrendra Modi that Gujarat was already an economically healthy state when he became chief minister. He has only made Gujarat a better state. But Madhya Pradesh was a ‘bimaru’ state, and it underwent a total developmental change and evolved as a healthy state, for which I give full credit to Shivraj Singh Chouhan,” said Advani.

Advani had also said that Chouhan shared many qualities in common with the party’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

11.31 am: Jaswant Singh visits Advani's home in Delhi

Jaswant Singh is the latest BJP senior official to visit LK Advani's Delhi home, following senior leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh and Ananth Kumar who were all there on Monday. The party is still clearly hopeful that it will be able to reach a compromise with the veteran leader who gave up all his party positions on Monday.

Senior RSS leaders are also due to visit Advani, along with BJP leaders Uma Bharti and Nitin Gadkari. Meanwhile CNN-IBN just reported that Sushma Swaraj has met with Uma Bharti to discuss the issue further.

10.06 am: RSS not responsible, says Rajnath

BJP President Rajnath Singh who left Delhi for Rajasthan, said that the RSS should not in anyway be held responsible for Advani's decision to resign from all his posts. This was a clear attempt to dispel widespread reports that Advani's decision had been prompted because of anger with the top RSS leadership.

"I want to make one thing clear that on some channels news has been telecast that RSS has said this or that. I want to make it absolutely clear that Sangh has not said anything.

"I have inquired from people in Sangh, whether they've made a statement. They told me that there has been no statement from their side, all this news is completely baseless," he added.

Meanwhile Dispelling rumours that he would travel to Delhi in an attempt to placate LK Advani, CNN-IBN is now reporting that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will stay put in Gujarat.

Earlier reports had indicated that Modi would visit Advani in the next 24 - 48 hours.

However now reports indicate that it will be business as usual for Modi, who will proceed with earlier plans to address a rally in Gandhinagar.

Modi for his part has not said anything beyond his last tweet on Monday which said that he would not be attending the BJP Parliamentary board meeting:

Spoke to Rajnath ji. In such a short time cannot reach the Parliamentary Board Meeting but will stand by whatever decision the Board takes. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 10, 2013

9.43 am: BJP hardens stand, no compromise for Advani After reportedly trying and failing to win over Advani, who submitted his resignation from all party posts in the BJP, party leadership have reportedly decided to let it go. CNN-IBN quoted BJP President Rajnath Singh as saying that the party would function with or without Advani. The channel also quoted sources as saying that since Modi's elevation had been ratified by the national executive, one individual could now change it. However several BJP and RSS leaders are due to meet Advani, perhaps in the hope that they would still be able to salvage a compromise. This includes Uma Bharti and former President Nitin Gadkari. End of updates for 10 June 9.33 pm: Jaitley, Swaraj meet Advani, ask him to withdraw resignation BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ananth Kumar meet LK Advani to ask him to withdraw resignation after Parliamentary Board decision. 9. 13 pm: BJP parliamentary board rejects LK Advani's resignation BJP president Rajnath Singh after the parliamentary board meeting announced that the board has unanimously decided to rejects LK Advani's resignation. "The BJP has rejected Advani's resignation. Advani ji has been BJP's leader and guide. The party needs his support now more than ever," Singh said while addressing the media. 9.03 pm: Javadekar says Rajnath Singh will address media, Ramdev meets Advani BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said that party president Rajnath Singh will address the media as the BJP meet gets over. Meanwhile Baba Ramdev is calling on LK Advani at his residence. 8.30pm: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad to media "I was abroad in Sri Lanka. I just landed at 5.45-6.15pm in New Delhi. I was just informed about it by my staff. Advani is our tallest leader. The reputation of BJP will remain only if Advani's stature is preserved," Prasad told reporters outside party president Rajnath Singh's residence. "We firmly believe that we will convince Advani to take back his resignation," he said. 8.06 pm: BJP leaders' meet underway after Advani's resignation The BJP meeting, called after LK Advani quit all the party post that he held, is right now underway. The leaders of the party have said that they will try and convince the leader to reconsider his decision. 7:20 pm: VHP expresses sadness, but hints at backing Modi The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that they are all saddened by the decision of LK Advani to quit from the party's posts but say the new leadership must take over. "The new generation has to move forward with determination, how long will the old leadership last," Ashok Singhal of the VHP was quoted as telling ANI. Advani has a chequered career but the party and VHP needed his leadership, Singhal said. 7:00 pm: Modi says he'll stand by any decision the Parliamentary Board takes Gujarat Chief Minister and the subject of all this furore, Narendra Modi has said that he will accept any decision the Parliamentary Board takes since he will not be able to attend the meeting himself. Does this spell something ominous for the man just picked to lead the party's election campaign?

Spoke to Rajnath ji. In such a short time cannot reach the Parliamentary Board Meeting but will stand by whatever decision the Board takes. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 10, 2013

6:55 pm: Gadkari says they will reason with Advani not to resign

Former BJP President Nitin Gadkari, who was reportedly Advani's choice to lead a second committee to head state elections has also said they will reason with him to take back his resignation. Whether Gadkari, reportedly never a favourite of Advani's, can get him to do anything remains to be seen. Here's what he told ANI:

#Advaniji's decision is unfortunate, we will try to reason with him to take back his decision for the party & country's sake: Nitin Gadkari — ANI (@ANI_news) June 10, 2013

6:50 pm: Modi tweets, says he spoke with Advani and told him not to disappoint cadre

Had a detailed conversation with Advani ji on phone. Urged him to change his decision. I hope he will not disappoint lakhs of Karyakartas. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 10, 2013

6:40 pm: Senior BJP leader says they want both Advani and Modi to campaign for 2014 Senior BJP leader VK Malhotra who met with LK Advani has said that the party is keen on Modi remaining as party campaign chief and Advani staying on. Looks like they may need to live without one of them.

Advaniji, Modiji, we need them both :VK Malhotra after meeting LK Advani — ANI (@ANI_news) June 10, 2013

6:30 pm: Parliamentary Board to take final call, Advani says he won't back down

The BJP Parliamentary Board of which Advani till this morning was the Chairman will be meeting at 7 pm and will decide on the party patriarch's resignation.

While unnamed BJP leaders have been quoted as saying in reports that they have no intention of accepting Advani's resignation, the stalwart has said that there is no question of backing down.

Advani has reportedly told aides like Ananth Kumar and Sushma Swaraj that he will not back down and will not be taking back his resignation. He will also not participate in any party issues and told them that he had made it clear to Rajnath Singh that the decision to isolate Modi should not be taken in isolation which was clearly disregarded.

So will the final blame for this entire incident rest of Rajnath Singh's shoulders? And will it be possible for the BJP to shrug this off in time for the next elections?

5:55 pm: Advani doesn't care about two poll committees any more

Apparently Advani's resignation is no longer about having two poll committees, stated reports.

He's now upset about one group taking over the party (guess who?) and wants that corrected. So he wants the Modi group to retreat? Doesn't seem like that's going to happen.

5:35 pm: Rajnath to turn to RSS for help, Modi to meet Advani?

When in trouble is the BJP leaders' traditional safe bet to call for help from the RSS? According to reports on CNN-IBN, after the meetings it has been decided that Rajnath Singh will speak with Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the RSS to speak with Advani and convince him to stay on.

Will the RSS perform another rescue act for the BJP leadership? Time will tell.

Meanwhile, a meeting between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Advani could also take place in the next 24-48 hours. The meeting was reportedly to have taken place yesterday but didn't take place. But is Modi, reportedly the source of Advani's radical step, really the right person to meet with Advani?

CNN-IBN also reports that while Modi claimed yesterday that Advani had given him his blessings, the two leaders hadn't spoken to each other and a call had been made from Modi's office to Advani's office. If there were any blessings, they weren't given directly, the report stated.

5:15 pm: Did Advani resign over Gadkari not being given any work by Rajnath?

The theories over why party patriarch LK Advani's resignation are largely centred around Modi, but a new one is that he was more upset over the BJP president not giving into his demand to make Nitin Gadkari the head of a second committee to head the state polls.

An article in the Hindustan Times says that while Advani wanted Gadkari not to return for a second term as party president, he did want him to head the state polls committee. And he wasn't pleased that his request went unanswered.



The article says:

When Advani proposed Gadkari be given "some work", Rajnath Singh refused. The BJP chief said Modi and Gadkari, who had to quit as BJP president in January over his Purti Group's financial deals, could not be put on the same pedestal. Singh said he had no problems in giving work to Gadkari but two committees would send wrong signals. Gadkari could always be asked to do some work later.

When Rajnath Singh met Advani on Monday after he sent in his resignation letter, the patriarch did not mince words in telling him that his "plea" for a "small thing" like Gadkari heading a panel was not heeded by him. Advani's aides blamed Rajnath Singh for turning into a first-class crisis what was essentially a small matter.

5:00 pm: Venkiah Naidu meets Rajnath, says it isn't a matter for debate

Senior BJP leader Venkiah Naidu exited party chief Rajnath Singh's residence while Amit Shah, Narendra Modi's cheif aide arrived.

Leaving the venue, Naidu revealed little about what was happening in the party.

"This is not a matter for debate in the media," Naidu told reporters dourly.

4: 50 pm: Congress' Rajeev Shukla says Modi's first day filled with lies

Today's a day Congress spokespersons must only have dreamed of. Congress' Rajeev Shukla has criticised the BJP saying that even if it is voted to power it will be a government that fights with each other.

"Yesterday BJP was saying all was well, today we find out all is not well with the party," he said.

He also chose not to miss the opportunity to make a comment on Narendra Modi and his claim that he had LK Advani's blessings while being picked to lead the party's campaign in 2014.

"Narendra Modi's first day as campaign head is filled with lies," Rajeev Shukla said.

4: 45 pm: Jaya wishes Modi well, says nothing about Advani

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has refused to comment on LK Advani's reisngation but did say that she is good friends with Narendra Modi.

"Politically it would not be proper for me to make a comment on Advani. But I will only say Modi is a good friend of mine," she said.

She refused to give in to reporters' requests to offer her view on Advani's resignation.

4:30 pm: Kalyan Singh says Advani should stay

Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh, who was a part of the BJP and then rejoined it after a brief parting, has also said that the party cannot do without Advani.

The BJP should not lose a leader like LK Advani at any cost, he said.

"It is unfortunate that Advani-ji quit. But we have to find a solution," Singh said.

He also said he would also request the BJP stalwart to stay on in the party.

4:20 pm: Jaitley refuses to comment

Among the senior leaders of the BJP, Arun Jaitley becomes one of the first to not offer any comment on the resignation filed by Advani.

He has reportedly gone to Rajnath Singh's residence where he will perhaps be assessing the situation further.

CNN-IBN quotes unnamed sources as saying that Advani was miffed with the fact that Narendra Modi made no mention of him after his elevation within the party or didn't go to meet him. So that was all it would have taken to placate him?

4:15 pm: Venkiah Naidu meets with Rajnath, Sushma to meet Advani

After meeting with Advani, party leader Venkiah Naidu has now gone to meet with party chief Rajnath Singh. Has the party patriarch shown any signs of yielding? It isn't clear just yet.

Sushma Swaraj is expected to arrive shortly at Advani's residence.

4:10 pm: Tharoor takes a swipe at BJP over Advani's resignation

https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor/status/344041061850689536

4:00 pm: Yeddyurappa, out of the BJP, also wants Advani to stay

He may not be a part of the BJP any more but that can't stop BS Yeddyurappa from having an opinion on the resignation of LK Advani.

"It's unfortunate. He built the party and Jan Sangh. They are stalwarts. I don't know why he has taken such a hasty decision. I think all India leaders should convince him. Though I don't belong to the party, I think the leaders should convince him to get back to the party," he said.

3:50 pm: Uma Bharati sends Sushma Swaraj her best wishes

BJP leader Uma Bharati has joined in the chorus calling for Advani to retract his resignation,

"The party is what it is because of Advani-ji," Uma Bharati told reporters in Bhopal.

"I am dying to reach Delhi and I want to tell Advaniji to reconsider," she said.

3:20 pm: Sushma Swaraj says she will talk to Advani and will convince him to stay

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said it was very sad that LK Advani had resigned from all posts in the BJP and she hoped to get him to change his mind.

"It is very sad that he has given this letter," she told reporters, adding that she had no idea about his letter and why he may have resigned.

"I will go and talk to him and I am going with the belief that I will be able to mollify him," Swaraj said.

3:10: RJD says Modi lied about having Advani's blessings

Modi said yesterday that Advani ji's consent has been taken. It now means he was lying.Its sad-Ramkripal Yadav,RJD — ANI (@ANI_news) June 10, 2013

3:15 pm: Venkiah Naidu and VK Malhotra meet with Advani

Two senior leaders Venkiah Naidu and VK Malhotra have also arrived at Advani's residence where they are reportedly meeting with him to convince him to retract the letter.

Another BJP leader spoke to the media outside Rajnath Singh's residence and said they were convinced that Advani would withdraw his resignation.

Rajnath Singh has meanwhile tweeted that he has not accepted Advani's resignation:

I have not accepted Shri Advani ji's resignation. — Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) June 10, 2013

3:05 pm: Sharad Yadav says NDA will have to discuss Advani's resignation

NAD convenor Sharad Yadav says that the NDA will discuss the resignation by Advani.

"LK Advani's resignation is shocking. JD (U) will meet to consider the latest development," he said.

2:55 pm: Advani's resignation won't get anti-Modi camp to rally around him

Political commentator Ashok Mallik tells CNN-IBN that the resignation of Advani from various posts will not really rally the anti-Modi camp around him, given the popularity of the Gujarat Chief Minister.

He also said that Advani may not realise the new political reality within the party, where the cadre would want Modi to rise within the party.

2:50 pm: MM Joshi says that party will be destroyed by Advani's resignation

Another senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi has spoken with party chief Rajnath Singh and has told him that the party will collpase if LK Advani's resignation is accepted, reports IBN7.

Meanwhile, leaders are arriving at Rajnath Singh and Advani's residence to discuss this latest development.

2: 40 pm: BJP leader Ananth Kumar says the party won't accept resignation, Rajnath refuses to accept it

Senior party leader Ananth Kumar has said that the party will not accept the resignation of Advani, reported Ibnlive.

He has now reached

Another report from ABP News and IBN7 stated that the party president has rejected the resignation letter from the party patriarch.

Party president Rajnath Singh rejects Advani's resignation. — ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 10, 2013

If Advani's resignation is indeed rejected, it isn't clear what step he will take next.

2:35 pm: RSS says Advani's resignation is unfortunate

RSS says that Advani's resignation is unfortunate. — ABP News (@abpnewstv) June 10, 2013

2:30 pm: Congress says it is an internal matter

First political reactions have begun to come in and the Congress is surprisingly restrained in its reaction.

A Congress spokesperson was quoted as saying by ANI that it was an internal matter of the BJP.

Another spokesperson was quoted as saying the obvious by PTI.

"Advani's resignation is one of the many repurcussions of Narendra Modi's elevation," a spokesperson was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, BJP MP Kirti Azad has said that the party will speak to Advani about his resignation.

2:24 pm: BJP spokespersons refuse to comment

The BJP has refused to comment on Advani's letter of resignation from the three posts he held in the party.

Perhaps the press conference later in the day will throw some more light on how the party will deal with the resignation of its seniormost leader.

2:15 pm: Jethmalani says the decline of the party started with his expulsion

Its a tenuous link but Ram Jethmalani has blamed LK Advani's resignation from all posts in the BJP on his expulsion from the party.

He also said that Advani had lost his sense and has become senile. Hmmm, a lot of people may be thinking similar thoughts about him right now.

2:10 pm: Advani resigns from all posts in the BJP

LK Advani has thrown the fat in the fire by declaring that he's resigning from all three posts that he holds.

In his letter he has said that he was unhappy with the direction the party was taking and was therefore resigning from all posts in the party. Read the entire letter here.

It wasn't the biggest surprise after the elevation of Narendra Modi to the head of the party's election campaign, reportedly done despite his opposition to the move. But no one knew he would make his opposition this vocal.