Lal Krishna Advani

With President Pranab Mukherjee's term drawing to a close, there were reports that Advani was one of the contenders and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed his name.

BJP ally Shiv Sena had earlier this week proposed Bhagwat's name for the post, with party MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut extending support to any such move by the NDA in the future.

The court is likely to take a call whether Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti along with more than 10 other BJP leaders should stand trial for a demolition of the 16th-century mosque by karsevaks.

The Supreme Court today kept its options open on examining the dropping of conspiracy charge against accused like L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in the demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri structure in Ayodhya in 1992.

On Kashmir, the BJP veteran who is a former deputy prime minister said, "I have already said it is for the new government which is ruling the country to ensure that independence becomes self governance."

Nine ministers from the previous Cabinet, including some considered as loyalists of outgoing Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, have been dropped.

"Budget 2016-17 has the potential to give a big boost to India's economic growth with employment generation, while reducing social imbalances that have marred our country's development since Independence," he said in a statement.

Justice Thakur was today sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India in a brief ceremony held in the imposing Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Advani and Joshi are among the members of the group which meets to formulate the party's strategy during a parliamentary session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah were also present in the meeting.

Shiv Sena activists allegedly smeared black ink on the ORF chairman for organizing former Pakistan foreign minister‘s book launch in Mumbai

BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare 'Ekta Sthal', memorial of Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee at Madhopur on Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir border, as a national memorial.

Manohar Lal Khattar, a low-profile organisation man with active RSS background, was today sworn in as Chief Minister of Haryana, where BJP has formed government for the first time on its own.

In a token gesture, ailing Vajpayee and Advani and Joshi, for long the BJP's 'Trimurti', now figure in the new five-member 'Margdarshak Mandal' (guiding group) after being associated with the party for nearly four decades.

This month, Advani gets a second chance to play elder statesman and make amends for June as the party gets ready to announce Modi as its choice for the prime ministership if the BJP wins the next elections along with allies. Will he play spoiler again?

Modi will be in Delhi primarily to meet Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and finalize the state's annual plan. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will meet Advani here tomorrow

The core issue is this: how should parties prepare for an orderly transition in leadership? Should they do it the modern equivalent of the Aurangzeb way, by a show of force or internal intrigue, or should they have a proper process?

Given Advani's long innings in the party, the emotional value of seeing him go can overwhelm everybody – and especially the media – for a while. Hence the huge flurry of activity to prevent his resignation from taking effect. Rajnath Singh has already said he has rejected the resignation.

The country clearly has made up its mind on Advani at least. It is, therefore, tragic to see the octogenarian, who will turn 86 this November, beginning to play foolish games over the leadership issue when he should be playing elder statesman.

BJP General Secretary Dharmendra Pradhan today said the Congress-led UPA government was in "coma" and election could take place any time in the country.

Lal Krishna Advani, the man who propelled the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from an also ran to power in Delhi in just over a decade, on Thursday celebrated his 85th birthday and finally announced that he was not in the race to become the Prime Minister of India.