Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Senior BJP leader LK Advani, who courted controversy over the selection of his Lok Sabha seat, will file his nomination from Gandhinagar in Narendra Modi's Gujarat today, where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate has planned a grand show of unity.

After arriving in Gandhinagar in a special aircraft, Mr Advani will head to the BJP's new office, where both he and Mr Modi will address party workers. They will then go to the nomination centre; Mr Modi will be one of those who will propose Mr Advani's name for the Lok Sabha seat that he has been winning for the last 16 years straight.

In the evening, the two will have tea with local leaders and will inaugurate an election office for Mr Advani, before he flies back to Delhi.Across Gandhinagar, massive hoardings give Mr Advani's star billing;

Mr Modi has designated a comparatively smaller place for himself on the posters. He has also appointed two of his closest aides Amit Shah and Anandiben Patel to oversee Mr Advani's campaign and road shows.  (In Gandhinagar, Advani gets star billing on massive billboards)

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