Indias main opposition leader L.K. Advani is due to begin a 38-day journey across the country as part of a campaign to protest against corruption. The 83-year-old leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will begin his journey in an improvised vehicle from the northern state of Bihar. Advani will meet supporters and hold public meetings during his journey.
Analysts say he is projecting himself as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections. But Advani has denied this saying that the party "will decide on who will become the prime minister when the elections come". Mr Advani will begin his Jan Chetna Yatra (National Consciousness March) from Sitab Diara village in Bihars Saran district. The choice of the place to launch the campaign is significant - Indias legendary socialist leader, the late Jayaprakash Narayan, was born in Sitab Diara.