Advani to contest from Bhopal

March 19, 2014 10:31

A correspondent reports: Party patriarch L K Advani has refused to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar, defying the express wishes of the party high command in general, and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi in particular.

Advani is likely to contest from Bhopal.

Meanwhile, Modi, who will contest from the holy town of Varanasi, is also likely to contest from another seat in Gujarat at the behest of millions of supporters from his state.

The Gujarat strongman is likely to contest from Baroda.

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