Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani's Bharat Uday Yatra re-entered Maharashtra on Thursday from the state's southern border with Andhra Pradesh.

Advani crossed a narrow bridge over the half-dried Penganga river to a rousing reception at Pimpalkhuti, a hamlet of less than 50 houses. Advani has since addressed three rallies -- in Yavatmal on Thursday night, in Wardha on Friday afternoon and in Nagpur in the evening.

In picture: Champion of farmers' causes Sharad Joshi, who recently entered the BJP, is flanked by senior BJP leaders Gopinath Munde and Nitin Gadkari as the three await Advani's arrival at Pimpalkhuti.

Photos: Ranjit Deshmukh

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