L K Advani and RSS moved closer Friday with the senior BJP leader visiting the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur and engaging in a meaningful discussion with Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryawah Bhaiyyaji Joshi. We mainly discussed planning for the coming elections in four states and 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The discussions were very good in that respect, Advani told the media coming out of the RSS building in Mahal. He recalled his long association with RSS,saying he had been coming to Nagpur since he was 14. If there was no Sangh Parivar,Jan Sangh and later BJP would not have been born, Advani said. The last time Mohanrao Bhagwat came to New Delhi and we had very good discussions. RSS-BJP dialogue is always going on. Sources said,RSS is very serious this time about achieving complete unity in the parivar and has directed all to wholeheartedly work for the success of BJP in elections. Advani comments underscore that he was offered an olive branch by Bhagwat at the last meeting. The Modi episode has to be buried. RSS has taken a serious note of the BJP position that Hindutva must be kept aside and only development pushed. The two (Bhagwat,Advani) agreed Congress is trying to corner Modi and BJP on the Hindutva issue. From the Advani visit and that of Rajnath Singh Saturday,it has become clear that RSS,seen as the force behind Modi,continues to take obvious interest in BJP affairs to put the divided house in order. It seems to be yielding on its standard position that it advises BJP only when asked for. The fact that Advani explicitly mentioned they discussed elections shows RSS does not anymore want to beat about the bush as regards its stakes in BJP, said sources. RSS had issued a statement after the Bhagwat-Advani meeting in Delhi last month that dialogue will continue. Meanwhile,there are rumours Modi is likely to visit the RSS headquarters Sunday.
