In Delhi, BJP leader Jaswant Singh told mediapersons he was going to the hospital. When reporters asked him the reason, Jaswant Singh shot back: "Don't you know why people go to hospital?"
Firebrand sannyasin Uma Bharati has already said that she would not be attending the BJP national executive meet.
PTI adds: 85-year-old Advani will not be attending today's meeting as he is unwell, party sources said.
However, he will be attending the party National Executive on Saturday and Sunday in Goa. Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi's role in the next Lok Sabha election is expected to be the dominant theme of the BJP National Executive, amid a strong demand from some sections of the party for declaring him the campaign committee head.
Ahead of the two-day conclave, Central office-bearers of the party will meet to discuss the agenda for the National Executive meet.
Sources said some of the office-bearers are likely to press for declaring Modi as the campaign committee head during the conclave.
