Why LK Advani is taking the BJP to the end of the precipice

There”s nothing worse than ambition thwarted, it would seem. The BJP, under the leadership of Lal Krishna Advani, was soundly thrashed by the Congress in 2009. 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. Over the weekend, Advani compared Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s performance in Madhya Pradesh favourably vis-à-vis Narendra Modi‘s Gujarat.

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