In presence of Modi, Advani files nomination from Gandhinagar

"After all my relations with Gandhinagar and with Gujarat did not start with my contesting from here. They started with unfortunate incident that accompanied India's independence," Advani said, referring to the partition after which he and his family moved to India from Pakistan.

"My father stepped in Adipur (a Kutch township where Advani and his family moved after the Partition) for a brief while. He then moved to Kashi (Banaras or modern-day Varanasi), where my grandmother wanted to spend her last days.

"He was there for 3-4 four years and then shifted to Adipur. This is the background of my and my family's association with Gujarat," he said.