He didn't even attend the dinner hosted by Advani Tuesday night at Peterhoff,' the leader added on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

On the agenda at the meeting is a discussion on the causes that led to the party's recent defeat in the parliamentary elections and its strategy for the forthcoming assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra.

Other issues like the defiance shown by former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje after she was asked to quit as leader of opposition could also echo at the session, the leader said.

Over 25 senior party leaders, including members of the BJP parliamentary board and chief ministers Narendra Modi (Gujarat), Raman Singh (Chhattisgarh), Ramesh Pokhriyal (Uttarakhand) and B.S. Yeddyurappa (Karnataka), are participating in the three-day introspection exercise.