Narendra Modi meets L K Advani

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Sunday called on party patriarch L K Advani after holding consultation with a number of party leaders including his key aide Amit Shah in New Delhi ahead of the formation of the next government headed by him.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the next PM Narendra Modi with senior party leader L K Advani during their meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

Apparently to signal that the 86-year-old leader is being kept in the loop over key decisions, party general secretary Ananth Kumar also visited Advani's residence before Modi's arrival.
Prime Minister to be Narendra Modi with senior party leader L K Advani during their meeting in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)

The meetings at Advani's residence come a day after the BJP Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party, met here for the first time after the landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections to decide issues related to government formation. (Source: PTI)

Modi was welcomed by all leaders, including Advani who greeted him with sweets and an embrace on Saturday. (Source: PTI)

Before the start of the meeting at the party headquarters, Modi had first greeted Advani and bent towards him in a gesture of respect. Advani had then embraced him. (Source: PTI)

Advani was initially opposed to anointment of Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate and had even resigned last year from all posts in protest, only to change his decision a day later. (Source: PTI)

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the next Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in New Delhi on Sunday.(Source: PTI)