With his analysis of the reasons for the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral defeat making waves in the party and upsetting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the party and L K Advani on Monday distanced themselves from the comments made by Sudheendhra Kulkarni, a close aide of his. In his article, Kulkarni had written that the BJP performed badly in the elections as there was infighting and disarray in the top leadership, and suggested that the RSS had undermined Advani.
Sudheendhra Kulkarni, former political aide to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani, has joined a key committee of the Railway Ministry. Kulkarni, who dissociated himself from the BJP on Saturday citing ideological differences, on Wednesday, said that he had joined a committee appointed by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Attacking Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's close associate Sudheendhra Kulkarni on asked as to how a leader who has "polarised" the society and even his party can run a stable and effective government at the centre.
The Congress on Friday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of forcing a decision on the Bharatiya Janata Party over declaring Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate.
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