India News: Besides exposing the deep schism within the BJP's top echelons over the Gujarat chief minister, Mr Narendra Modi's elevation as the BJP's Election Campaign Committee chief for the coming general elections, the party stalwart, Mr L K Advani's stunning move today to resign from all top party posts dealt a severe blow to the BJP-led NDA coalition where wide cracks have now surfaced.

Lamenting the BJP leadership's alleged "humiliation" of Mr Advani, the BJP's biggest ally, the JD-U, openly criticised the manner in which the BJP sought to elevate Mr Modi.