In presence of Modi, Advani files nomination from Gandhinagar

Advani also denied that he was not keen on contesting from his traditional Lok Sabha seat of Gandhinagar and recalled his long association with Gujarat.

"Our friends from Madhya Pradesh wanted me to contest from Bhopal also. But I have never intended not contesting from Gandhinagar," Advani said, denying there was any row over his choice of constituency.

There were reports that the former Deputy PM had expressed desire to shift his constituency from Gandhinagar to Bhopal. But the RSS and senior leaders intervened to virtually force' him to contest from the Gujarat capital.

He said contesting from Gandhinagar is "absolutely rejoicing" and traced his decades-old association with the state.