Kesari Absent At Gowda Lunch

Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Atal Behari Vajpayee and BJPs leader in Rajya Sabha Sikander Bakht were among those who attended. When asked whether Kesari was invited, a government official, said Rao was present and therefore Congress was represented there. He however neither confirmed nor denied that Kesari was invited for the Lunch.

A staff at Kesaris residence said that only the Congress president would know if he was invited. He said Kesari was busy in a meeting and therefore was not in a position to take the call.