BJP's chintan baithak begins in Shimla today

The BJP's 'chintan baithak' begins on Wednesday in Shimla against a backdrop of internal bickering and a growing rebellion in Rajasthan.

But the big question is, will the leadership manage to get past the infighting and do some serious introspection on its poll debacle. Will it come out with a roadmap to revive the party? Even before the meeting begins, there seems to a divergence of views on what should be its focus.

The party's tallest leader at this point, LK Advani, is keen on discussing the road ahead and focus on the coming Assembly elections in several states.

But the RSS and the Rajnath Singh camp want to discuss why the party suffered a defeat in the 15th Lok Sabha polls.

The RSS for a while has been pushing for change at the top and a younger crop of leaders to be brought in. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has made it clear that it's time for change.

But Advani is in no mood to give up. He has indicated he'll be there for the next five years.

The RSS is also saying the party has been totally destabilised by the poll loss, which came as a jolt as no one was prepared for such a poor show.

Meanwhile, as the Advani camp is resisting the RSS, others are using the RSS against Advani to edge them out.

And just a day ahead of its baithak, the BJP got a jolt with Jaswant Singh releasing his book on Jinnah. So will the cool climes of Shimla bring down the heat within the saffron party at the end of the three days?