Page 5 - Presidential Elections

Nadda seeks opposition's support for Droupadi Murmu as President: Report

Sources said Nadda called up Cong leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former prime minister and JDS leader H D Devegowda while seeking to build a consensus on Murmu's candidature

Murmu in Delhi: Meets PM Modi, Shah ahead of filing nomination papers

The 64-year-old former Jharkhand governor, who has been the cynosure of attention since she was chosen for the post by the BJP-led NDA earlier this week

Oppn's prez candidate Yashwant Sinha holds 1st campaign strategy meeting

Sinha will file his nomination for the presidential polls on June 27 and is most likely to begin campaigning from Jharkhand and Bihar.

Surprised, delighted on being nominated as Presidential candidate: Murmu

The NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu has said she is optimistic about getting the support of all MLAs and MPs from Odisha cutting across party lines as she is the daughter of the soil

Top Headlines: India's Russian imports up, oversupply of India bonds & more

On the back of rising crude oil purchases, India's bill for imports from sanctions-hit Russia jumped 3.5 times in a year in April to $2.3 billion, showed data. Read more in our top headlines

Shiv Sena likely to skip opposition meet to decide presidential candidate

Battling a crisis in the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena leaders are likely to skip the opposition parties meeting on Tuesday to finalise their joint candidate for the Presidential election

Yashwant Sinha quits TMC, says time to work for greater Oppn unity

TMC leader Yashwant Sinha said that he will "step aside" from the party to work for the larger national cause of greater Opposition unity

Gopalkrishna Gandhi declines Oppn request to contest Presidential polls

Pawar is chairing the meeting of leaders from 17 Opposition parties on Tuesday amid hopes of further strengthening the anti-BJP coalition

Opposition mulls Yashwant Sinha as its candidate for President: TMC leader

Non-BJP parties are mulling putting up former union minister Yashwant Sinha as a possible joint candidate for the upcoming presidential election, a senior Trinamool Congress leader said on Monday. The name of the former BJP leader who joined the TMC last year has been proposed as a presidential poll candidate by a few opposition parties and three to four have seconded it, he said. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has received phone calls suggesting the 85-year-old veteran leader's name and she too is now pitching for Sinha as the joint opposition nominee, he said. Earlier, the names of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and former West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi were proposed but all of them declined to stand for the top job. The NDA which has over 48 per cent of the vote share in the electoral college which votes in a President, is likely to also be able to garner support from some smaller parties including the BJ

With an eye to the future: Is Mamata the Harkishan Singh Surjeet of 2022?

Mamata Banerjee's sights are not on the Presidential election: They are on another election that will take place in 2024

Nadda holds meeting with BJP's management team for presidential election

The BJP had authorised J P Nadda and Union Minister Rajnath Singh to consult with other political parties, including those in the opposition, for building a consensus on a presidential candidate

Farooq Abdullah declines to be joint opposition's presidential candidate

He, however, thanked the opposition leaders for proposing his name as their candidate for the polls next month.

Presidential election: 15 nominations filed, three rejected so far

While 11 filed their nominations on the first day of filing the papers on June 15, three filed their nominations on Thursday and only one on Friday

EC issues notification for presidential polls, 11 file nominations

As per the notification, the nominations can be filed till June 29 and the scrutiny of the papers will be held on June 30

Presidential polls: Congress may attend Opposition meet called by Mamata

Banerjee has convened the meeting on June 15 at the Constitution Club in the national capital for discussions to come out with a consensus Opposition candidate

Kharge holds consultations with Oppn party leaders on presidential poll

Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 in which 4,809 electors comprising MPs and MLAs will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind's successor

Value of vote of MPs goes down to 700 from 708 in 2022 presidential poll

Value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu Kashmir

Andhra Pradesh CM meets PM Modi, seeks relaxation of debt ceiling

The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief's meeting with Modi assumes significance as the BJP has stepped up preparations for the presidential elections and is rallying support from allies

Why Anusuiya Uike's name is surfacing as possible presidential candidate

Anusuiya has served as Minister for Women and Child Development in Arjun Singh's Cabinet in MP and as a member of various commissions at the national level

BJP will name presidential candidate with an eye on 2024 General Elections

BJP sources said that the party might nominate either an OBC or a woman for the post of President or go for a woman OBC candidate