While
the heavy weights including the former Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee (who was delayed), the party president L K
Advani, Rajnath Singh, Pramod Mahajan, and Arun Jaitley seemed
unenthusiastic the media’s attention was grabbed by
the glamorous but light weights including Shatrughan Sinha,
Hema Malini and Smriti Irani. The Om on Hema’s sari
and the sulk on Shatrughan Sinha’s face were the talking
point in absence of any sensational statement or happening
on the dais.
Garam Dharam and Vinod Khanna were absent.
Dharamendra is rumored to be unwell and Khanna may make an
appearance on the last day.
BJP, confused after several jolts including the departure
of Uma Bharati, sting operation followed by sacking of over
half a dozen MPs who were caught accpeting bribes on camera,
is not able to decide on their own leader.
Rajnath Singh's name is being touted and withdrawn because
of inner conflicts - though some say that he will take charge
in mid January due to astrological reasons - and with Advani's
resignation, the party may be headless for a couple of weeks.
While
the heavy weights including the former Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee (who was delayed), the party president L K
Advani, Rajnath Singh, Pramod Mahajan, and Arun Jaitley seemed
unenthusiastic the media’s attention was grabbed by
the glamorous but light weights including Shatrughan Sinha,
Hema Malini and Smriti Irani. The Om on Hema’s sari
and the sulk on Shatrughan Sinha’s face were the talking
point in absence of any sensational statement or happening
on the dais.