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Presidential poll: Cross voting ensured Murmu's win by huge margin

Jul 22, 2022, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi: The rift in Opposition was exposed Thursday when several MPs and MLAs cross-voted in favour of the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

Presidential poll: Droupadi Murmu leads by huge margin against Yashwant Sinha in 2nd round of counting

Jul 22, 2022, at 01:06 am

New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin in the presidential polls having secured 1,349 votes of the 1,886 valid votes cast by MLAs from 10 states counted so far in the second round of counting. 

Presidential Poll: Droupadi Murmu leads race against Yashwant Sinha

Jul 21, 2022, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi: NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the counting of votes of MPs.

Opposition's Prez poll nominee Yashwant Sinha to meet Kerala MLAs, MPs

Jun 29, 2022, at 04:32 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Combined Opposition candidate for the upcoming Presidential election Yashwant Sinha will meet MPs and MLAs here as a part of kicking off his election campaign from Kerala Wednesday.

Ex-Jharkhand guv Draupadi Murmu named as BJP's candidate for Presidential polls

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the post of President.

Yashwant Sinha unanimously chosen as Opposition's candidate for Presidential polls

Jun 21, 2022, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi: Senior politician and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha has been picked up unanimously as Oppositon's candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections on Tuesday.

Rajnath Singh speaks to Mamata Banerjee, other opposition leaders on Presidential poll

Jun 16, 2022, at 02:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday spoke to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders in regards to the Presidential elections that are due next month.

Sharad Pawar opts out of presidential race at opposition meeting called by Mamata Banerjee

Jun 16, 2022, at 01:10 am

New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has refused to be the opposition's candidate for the presidential election, saying that he still has active political innings to play, media reported.

Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar ahead of TMC supremo's Opposition meeting over Presidential election

Jun 15, 2022, at 12:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday met Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar in the national capital ahead of the Opposition's key meeting over the upcoming Presidential election.

India needs a president, who can apply a healing touch, protect the Constitution: Congress

Jun 12, 2022, at 06:55 pm

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said that the country needs a president, who can protect the Constitution, adding that opposition parties should take the discussion forward.

BJP top leaders meet to discuss Rajya Sabha nominations, July's Presidential poll

May 24, 2022, at 05:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Amit Shah and JP Nadda, held a four-hour meeting on Monday to discuss the Rajya Sabha nominations and July's presidential elections.

Voting for Vice Presidential election begins

Aug 05, 2017, at 04:52 pm

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Voting for India's Vice Presidential election began on Saturday morning.

Seven Tripura legislators including 6 BJP-bound TMC MLAs voted for Kovind, 8 Meghalaya MLAs including minister didn’t cast vote

Jul 18, 2017, at 03:02 am

Guwahati, July 17 (IBNS) : By rejecting the party instruction, seven legislators, including six MLAs of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) of the 60 members Tripura assembly, on Monday had voted for National Democratic Alliance (NDA)s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.

Presidential poll forces postponement of Nagaland floor test

Jul 12, 2017, at 05:36 pm

Guwahati, July 12 : Nagaland governor P. B. Acharya who had asked Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly on or before July 15, has postponed the floor test in view of the July 17 presidential election.

BJP constitutes three-member panel of senior ministers for talks with political parties on next President

Jun 12, 2017, at 09:29 pm

New Delhi, June 12 (IBNS) : BJP President Amit Shah on Monday set up a three-member panel of senior ministers for consultations with political parties for a consensus on the candidate for the Presidential election to be held on July 17, media reports said.

Presidential election: Mamata flies off to New Delhi to meet Sonia Gandhi

May 16, 2017, at 04:18 am

Kolkata/New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Amidst the political hue and cry between the Trinamool Congress and Congress in the state, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee flew off to the national capital to meet the Congress national president Sonia Gandhi, to discuss about the upcoming presidential election, according to media reports on Monday.

Sonia Gandhi calls Mamata Banerjee from hospital for talks on Monday

May 10, 2017, at 07:20 pm

New Delhi, May 10 (IBNS) : Ahead of the Presidential election, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has reportedly rang up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to set up a meeting in Delhi on Monday, NDTV reported.

Nitish Kumar urges Sonia to take lead in challenging BJP for Presidential candidate

Apr 21, 2017, at 07:08 pm

New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS) : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the Congress president Sonia Gandhi to lead the opposition parties against the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA in putting up a candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections, NDTV reported.