During political rallies, the general protocol is that all other leaders reach the stage before the arrival of the party president. At the BJP public rally at Kamgar Maidan in Elphinstone yesterday, party president Nitin Gadkari approached the stage, took a look at the leaders present, and then turned back. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had not yet arrived. Gadkari returned only when Modi had entered the venue, and then along with him he climbed the dais.