With political parties starting to gear up for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, it has now emerged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants BJP veteran LK Advani to be active in the BJP’s campaign and contest as a candidate in the general elections.

A report published by Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika details how PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah conveyed this message to Advani in recent meetings that they had with him. Apart from Advani, the BJP may also be looking at Murli Manohar Joshi to play an active role and contest as a candidate in the 2019 polls, it adds.

The report also cited speculation that the BJP may be wanting to bring senior leader Yashwant Sinha, who recently quit the party, back into the party fold.