Ever since Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi was appointed the chief poll campaigner for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the subsequent drama surrounding the sulking of senior leader L K Advani, it would appear that not all is well in the political party. Even as it wants to take advantage of the anti-establishment mood across the nation, given the pathetic levels of governance and policy-making by the UPA in New Delhi, BJP would do well to look within.

It has some things to its advantage. For example, some popularity polls conducted across the nation suggest that the BJP-led NDA has an edge over the Congress-led UPA. But given Advani’s unwillingness to step back from the limelight, and thus create factions, it could mar the party’s prospects.