Advani's brief address to the party workers had no references to the four-day leadership crisis in the party triggered by his resignation.
Describing the poll results as 'fractured and divided', Advani said: "We never expected such a verdict and it won't be wrong to say that nobody else also expected this, including our rivals who are in the government now."
The former PM added that Advani's remarks on Jinnah were 'misinterpreted'.
In a telephone conversation, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Advani expressed hope that relations between the two neighbouring countries would improve during Zardari's tenure as president.
When Advani shook hands, the prime minister did not come out his seat. While Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav hugged Advani for a second, Lalu Prasad too came out of his seat to greet Advani, but did not hug him.
Asked whether it meant that Advani should not be considered PM-in-waiting, he said, "No, this is not what I am saying. Whenever a decision is taken on the issue within the party and the NDA, you will be told."
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The saffron party has found a whole lot of difference between the context in which Advani had spoken and the pre-telecast transcript of the interview with the former deputy prime minister.
In the backdrop of escalated stand-off between the Congres-led United Progressive Alliance and its outside supporters the Left parties, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani on Thursday termed the Manmohan Singh government as a lame duck and said political uncertainity was prevailing in the country.
Former Union minister and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party strongman Madan Lal Khurana Monday accused party chief Rajnath Singh of working under the influence of a "coterie" close to senior leader Lal Kishenchand Advani.
Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani on Thursday admitted that the 'feel good' factor in Indian economy is yet to spread to the farming sector.
"It is a major development from our point of view. The full implications of the development are being examined. I have spoken to the external affairs ministry in this regard," he said.
Throwing his weight behind Lal Kishenchand Advani on being annointed as Bharatiya Janata Party's prime minister designate, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday likened him to a "flower" that has bloomed in desert, adding to the support for the saffron party veteran from National Democratic Alliance allies.
Bharatiya Janata Party president Lal Kishenchand Advani on Sunday said the Congress believed that only one family could rule the country and asserted that his party was determined to fight against it.
The RSS has been at loggerheads with Advani ever since he praised Jinnah as a secular leader during his recent Pakistan visit.
On party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's remarks in Rampur on Saturday that the second-generation leadership would lead the party in the next elections, he said there was nothing unusual about his statement.
The leaders met for about 15 minutes, party sources said. However, the two were not willing to comment on the meeting.
The funeral is scheduled for Thursday.
The leaders stated that the meticulously planned election campaign would have more stress on door-to-door campaigning and meeting individuals.
BJP chief L K Advani asked dissident party members to respect 'limits and boundaries when seeking solutions to problems within the party.
The party's general secretary Arun Jaitley, who is in charge of the Punjab polls, will accompany Advani from Pathankot.
While the PM had the prerogative to choose his ministers, never in the past had persons with criminal background been inducted in the government, he said.
"In national interest, I wish to caution Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh that your dependence on Communist support will prove to be a liability for anything good you many wish to do," the BJP chief said.
Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra parried questions about the party's stand on Advani's comments, saying any decision in this regard would be made only after the telecast of the interview by the television channel.
The BJP believed in a negotiated settlement through dialogue between representatives of the Hindu and Muslim communities, he said.
Advani arrived in the metropolis on Monday to attend some private functions.
Making official what was behind the scenes so far, a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader on Sunday said Bharatiya Janata Party president Lal Kishenchand Advani had been conveyed the Surat conclave feeling that he should make way for someone els
The deputy prime minister will deliver the concluding remarks of the session.
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