Five kar sewaks have alleged that they pulled down the disputed structure at Ayodhya at Advani's instigation.
The National Democratic Alliance convener and defence minister said Advani's name does not figure in the NDA agenda.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh also endorsed the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The BJP leadership too has rallied behind Vajpayee, saying he would remain the party's undisputed leader.
'The Supreme Court has set certain guidelines on whom to arrest or whom not to arrest for what offence,' he said.
The prime minister is Vikas Purush, while his deputy is Lauh Purush, party chief Venkaiah Naidu said.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh were also present at the prime minister's Race Course Road residence when the discussion took place.
The deputy prime minister said India was not bothered about Pakistan's statement that there was no change in its stand on Kashmir.
His name for the post was proposed by outgoing BJP chief Venkaiah Naidu and seconded by the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh.
They met to finalise the resolution to be adopted at the conclave and decide on a new team.
While the IQ of some leaders were very high, their EQ (emotional quotient) was very low and the difficulties arose because of them, he said.
The meeting will be attended by Defence Minister George Fernandes, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and possibly Governor G C Saxena, senior officials said.
The funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
Arun Saharya, former chief justice of Punjab and Haryana high court, would head the committee.
Bangladesh has given an assurance in this regard, he said.
Advani said he had spoken to Chief Minister Mayawati and she had written a letter to him explaining her stand.
It has sought permission to begin prosecution proceedings against Deputy Prime Minister Advani, Union minister M M Joshi and 19 others.
The agreement paves the way for the creation of a Bodoland Territorial Council.
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha drove to prime minister's official residence after a breakfast meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
We need to enforce compliance by states known to be sponsoring, sheltering, funding, arming and training terrorists, he said
Unless the terrorist camps are dismantled there will be no talks it is pointless and purposeless, he said.
They could try to disrupt Republic Day celebrations or target Advani and some other leaders, Special Commissioner of Delhi police (Security) S K Kain said.
We must comprehend the danger posed by illegal presence of these nationals here. It is unacceptable situation, Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor said.
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