Enter Narendra Modi, exit Advani

Narendra Modi, a staunch proponent of Hindutva, was on Friday anointed Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, ending months of suspense over his elevation amid stiff opposition by party patriarch L. K. Advani.
The announcement was made by BJP chief Rajnath Singh after a meeting of the party's parliamentary board that was skipped by Advani who expressed “anguish” over the way the party was functioning.
“This afternoon when you had come to my residence to inform me about the Parliamentary Board meeting, I had said something about my anguish as also my disappointment over your style of functioning,” the BJP veteran said in a letter to Rajnath.
Advani, who stayed away from the meeting, told the BJP chief that he decided not to attend the Parliamentary Board as he thought it was “better”.
“I had told you that I will think whether I should share my thoughts with other board members or not. Now, I have decided that it is better that I do not attend today's meeting,” he wrote in the brief letter.
Modi pledged to lead the party to victory. “I promise that in the 2014 election, the BJP will emerge victorious,” he told the media at the party headquarters, flanked by a galaxy of senior colleagues.
“And for this, the party will work hard and we will leave no stone unturned,” Modi said.