Thursday, May 12 2005 22:09 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: In a dig at L K Advani for assuming the party leadership after M Venkaiah Naidu, senior party leader Sunder Singh Bhandari has said that this only shows that the organisation has run out of candidates who are capable of heading it.

"Many years ago, Advani was party chief and after him, we saw three-four presidents. Some for a year and some for six months. Now Advani has again become president," he said in an interview to weekly Hindi magazine "Outlook Saptahik" when asked whether the party had no capable leader other than Advani to head the organisation.

"I have been saying this. This is Advani to Advani race.....If a change was to be brought about (in place of Naidu), a new face could have been given a chance. This only shows our stock (of leadership) is over.

"They talk big that second run leadership is ready and today people are asking where are these second rank leaders. Those who are making queries are absolutely right," Bhandari said.