New Delhi : Senior leader LK Advani has resigned from all posts in the Bharatiya Janata Party. This comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was appointed as the BJP’s campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Advani has sent a letter to BJP President Rajnath Singh. In his letter, Advani has written, “For some time I have been finding it difficult to reconcile either with the current functioning of the party, or the direction in which it is going. I no longer have the feeling that this is the same idealistic party created by Dr Mookerji, Deen Dayalji, Nanaji and Vajpayeeji whose sole concern wans the country, and its people. Most leaders of ours are now concerned just with their personal agendas.”

Advani was conspicuous by his absence at the two-day BJP National Executive in Goa. Advani had stated that he was ‘unwell’.

Following is the full text of Advani’s letter to Rajnath Singh:

All my life I have found working for the Jana Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party a matter of great pride and endless satisfaction to myself.

Dear Shri Rajnath Singhji,

For some time I have been finding it difficult to reconcile either with the current functioning of the party, or the direction in which it is going. I no longer have the feeling that this is the same idealistic party created by Dr Mookerji, Deen Dayalji, Nanaji and Vajpayeeji whose sole concern wans the country, and its people. Most leaders of ours are now concerned just with their personal agendas.

I have decided, therefore, to resign from the three main fora of the party, namely, the National Executive, the Parliamentary Board, and the Election Committee. This may be regarded as my resignation letter.

Yours Sincerely

LK Advani
10.06.2013