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Vol. 5 Num 571 Tue. January 03, 2006  
   
International


Rajnath takes over as BJP chief
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Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (R) offers sweets to newly appointed president of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajnath Singh (C) as former BJP president L. K. Advani (L) looks on, at the party headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. Rajnath Singh took charge as president of the BJP from hawkish former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani, marking a change of guard in the 25 year old party. PHOTO: AFP