L K Advani files papers

Undefeated since 1991, BJP strongman and party���s prime ministerial candidate, L K Advani, filed his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday and reiterated that the BJP-led NDA, if voted to power, would strive to bring back black money stashed in tax havens abroad.

���NDA will contest the polls on the three planks of good governance, development and secularism, mentioned in the BJP poll manifesto,��� he told mediapersons after filing his nomination papers at the Gandhinagar district collector���s office.

Mr Advani was accompanied by Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, state BJP president Purshottam Rupala and his family members. This is the 5th time the former deputy-prime minister has filed his papers from the Gandhinagar seat.

���I have filed my nomination for the fifth time in Gandhinagar constituency. People of this constituency have voted for me in the past and I am happy that I am the party candidate for the fifth time,��� the 81-year-old saffron leader said seeking re-election from the party stronghold.

The papers were filed exactly at 12:39 PM, considered an auspicious time.