Narendra Modi with veteran BJP leader LK Advani in Delhi on Saturday, 17 May 2014.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi today called on veteran BJP leader LK Advani after consulting a number of party leaders including his key aide Amit Shah in Delhi, ahead of the formation of the next government headed by him.
The move was apparently made to signal that the 86-year-old leader is being kept in the loop over key decisions. Party general secretary Ananth Kumar, also, visited Mr Advani's residence before Mr Modi's arrival.
The meetings at Mr Advani's residence come a day after the BJP Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party, met in Delhi for the first time after their landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, to decide the issues related to government formation.
Mr Modi was welcomed by all leaders, including Mr Advani who greeted him with sweets yesterday. Before the start of the meeting at the party headquarters, Mr Modi greeted Mr Advani, following which the latter embraced Mr Modi.
Mr Advani was initially opposed to the anointment of Mr Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate and had even resigned last year from all posts in protest, but had changed his decision a day later.
It was decided, yesterday, that Mr Modi will be formally elected as the leader of the BJP's Parliamentary Party at its meeting in Delhi on May 20, ahead of taking oath as the Prime Minister.
The move was apparently made to signal that the 86-year-old leader is being kept in the loop over key decisions. Party general secretary Ananth Kumar, also, visited Mr Advani's residence before Mr Modi's arrival.
The meetings at Mr Advani's residence come a day after the BJP Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party, met in Delhi for the first time after their landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, to decide the issues related to government formation.
Mr Modi was welcomed by all leaders, including Mr Advani who greeted him with sweets yesterday. Before the start of the meeting at the party headquarters, Mr Modi greeted Mr Advani, following which the latter embraced Mr Modi.
Mr Advani was initially opposed to the anointment of Mr Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate and had even resigned last year from all posts in protest, but had changed his decision a day later.
It was decided, yesterday, that Mr Modi will be formally elected as the leader of the BJP's Parliamentary Party at its meeting in Delhi on May 20, ahead of taking oath as the Prime Minister.
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