LK Advani files nomination from Gandhinagar

Advani had earlier expressed his desire to shift his constituency from Gandhinagar to Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, but decided to contest from Gandhinagar later, following intervention of RSS and the party.

The party and RSS were of the view that Advani by not contesting from Gujarat would send wrong signals and he should contest from the seat he has been representing for the last several years.

Advani and Modi are not said to share the best of ties and the party's veteran leader did not attend the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting in which Modi was declared the party's prime ministerial candidate. He had earlier quit from all party posts but had to change his mind later following RSS' intervention.