Interestingly, before the general election, both leaders were allegedly denied tickets. Reportedly, the party decided not to give Lok Sabha poll tickets to those above 75 years of age.
Amit Shah is set to break the record margin for Gandhinagar's Lok Sabha seat.
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Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto-Jan Awaaz-for Lok Sabha elections 2019 in the presence of veteran Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi's remark was a veiled reference to Advani not getting Lok Sabha poll ticket from Gandhinagar, from where BJP has fielded party president Amit Shah instead.
LK Advani, one of the founding members of the BJP, had earlier said that the BJP as a party had never regarded its adversaries as enemies.
Taking a dig on the PM at his rally in Nagpur, Rahul said "Modi shouldn't teach Hindu Dharma to us."
In a blog titled 'Nation first, party next, self last', LK Advani wrote that the party of which he is a founding member never called its political opponents 'anti-national' and it has been committed to 'freedom of choice of every citizen'.
Veteran BJP leader L K Advani said on Thursday that his party has never regarded those who disagreed with it politically as "anti-national" or "enemies" but only as adversaries.
"You have to give (ticket) to young, women... but you cannot ignore some senior leaders," Banerjee said.
Both these stalwarts are part of the Margdarshak Mandal of the party, and they have now offered to stay out of active politics.
A bench of Justices RF Nariman and Indu Malhotra also sought the Uttar Pradesh government's response on a plea of trial court judge S K Yadav, whose promotion was stayed by the Allahabad High Court on the ground that the apex court had directed him to complete the trial.
Former PM Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee likely to be released from AIIMS today. He was admitted to AIIMS here with urinary tract infection
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi, says Modi ji does not respect veteran leaders of his party
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is stable. He continues to respond well to treatment and is being monitored closely by a team of doctors
LK Advani arrives at Delhi's AIIMS to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also arrived at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to visit former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"Unlike Nehru, Shastri did not harbour any ideological hostility towards the Jana Sangh and the RSS. He used to often invite Shri Guruji for consultation on national issues," Advani said.
With the stage set for the crucial Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have released the list of their star campaigners.
Seemingly, the film largely impacted Advani, as he was seen discussing the film at length with the 'Dangal' star.
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