Opposition parties meet to decide on Presidential candidate
Jun 22, 2017, at 11:31 pm
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS): Preceded by a hectic parley with NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose move was in doubt before the Presidential election, a meeting of the opposition parties to decide on their candidate began at the Parliament House in Delhi on Thursday.
Meira Kumar, Prakash Ambedkar on top of Opposition wishlist as Presidential candidate
Jun 22, 2017, at 07:59 pm
New Delhi, June 22 (IBNS) : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar, are the front runners of the opposition camp that meets on Thursday to decide a Presidential candidate after the BJP-led NDA Government threw its gauntlet by naming Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as its pick.
Jun 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS):West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said their decision on Presidential Polls candidate will only be announced after the meeting of the opposition parties on June 22.
BJP picks up Bihar Governor and Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as Presidential candidate
Jun 19, 2017, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit leader, is the National Democratic Alliance’s choice for India's next President, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Monday.
PM Modi meets BJP Parliamentary Board to discuss Presidential candidate
Jun 19, 2017, at 07:50 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with the BJP's Parliamentary board, including most senior members of the BJP, to decide the ruling party's choice for the next President of India.
Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu hold 30-minute meeting with Sonia Gandhi on Presidential candidate
Jun 16, 2017, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS) : Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu met Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday, to decide on the possibility of a consensual presidential candidate, reports said.
Rajnath Singh and Venkiah Naidu to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss the name of Presidential candidate
Jun 16, 2017, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, June 16 (IBNS) : As the Narendra Modi Government makes move for a consensus on the name of the next President, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu will meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday to discuss the issue, media reports said.