"I am sorry to hear the news of the resignation of Advani. This was a jolt to the party rank and file. But I do not think this is a jolt to the party or that the party will sink. No individual is above the party," Roy, a front-ranking leader of the party and former state chief said.
State BJP secretary and spokesman Ritesh Tiwari told PTI, "This is completely a central party affair and we do not have a right to comment on it.