With Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi at the start of the Bharat Suraksha Yatra in Rajkot in April 2005.In Mumbai at the start of the Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra in May 1997. Also seen on the dais are George Fernandes (fourth from left) and Atalji.The Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra travelling through Bengal.Visiting earthquake-hit Jabalpur during the Swarna Jayanti Rath Yatra.At the start of the Bharat Uday Yatra in Kanyakumari in 2004.The BJP President, L.K. Advani followed a conscious strategy of building alliances with various political parties. Seen here with Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Manohar With Kanshi Ram, founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati and BJP leader Kalyan Singh in 1995. The BJP-BSP alliance formed a government in Uttar Pradesh twice, headed by Mayawati on both occasions.