Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar for Prez? Opposition to meet today to decide

Another name doing the rounds as a potential candidate is that of ex-Maha CM Sushil Kumar Shinde

Major Opposition parties will meet in the capital on Thursday amid indications that former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar could be their challenger against National Democratic Alliance's (NDA's) Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. The move comes even as the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United), or the JD(U), has decided to back Kovind's candidature. 

Like Kovind, Meira Kumar belongs to the Dalit community. She was the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha and also has been a Union minister.

Meira Kumar met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her residence on Wednesday. Though there was no official word about the meeting, it