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TRS to support Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in presidential polls

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has decided to extend its support to the joint Opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha in the upcoming Presidential polls

Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to file nomination today

Yashwant Sinha was chosen as the consensus candidate for presidential polls from the Joint Opposition in a meeting on June 21

BSP extends support to the BJP-led NDA's Prez candidate Droupadi Murmu

The BSP on Saturday extended its support to the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is likely to be the first tribal leader and the second woman to occupy the post

Prez poll: Yashwant Sinha to file nomination on Mon, but fissures in Oppn

Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha is set to file his nomination papers for Presidential poll on Monday but fissures seem to be appearing in opposition camp

Focus now on tribals as NDA selects Droupadi Murmu as Prez poll nominee

With NDA's nomination of Droupadi Murmu the focus is now on the tribals who constitute 8.67 per cent of the country's population

Have done much more for tribals than Droupadi Murmu: Yashwant Sinha

Proud of my record as member of Vajpayee's BJP; current BJP is unrecognisable from that one, says Opposition's president candidate Yashwant Sinha

Odisha's Droupadi Murmu: From civil servant to presidential nominee

Murmu holds the distinction of becoming the first woman Governor of Jharkhand; if elected, Murmu will also be the first president to be born after Independence

Presidential polls: Oppn's Yashwant Sinha to file nomination on Jun 27

Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha will file his nomination on June 27 at 11Former union minister Sinha has been chosen as the consensus candidate from the Joint Opposition for the upcoming Presidential elections which will take place on July 18, 2022."We are going to file the nomination for the Presidential elections on 27th June at 11.30 am," said Pawar at the Opposition meeting.Meanwhile, BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is likely to her nomination on June 25, said sources on Tuesday.The late date for filing nominations for the Presidential election is June 29, the polling will take place on July 18 and the votes will be counted on July 21.Expressing his gratitude to West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, Sinha said, now a time has come when for a larger national cause to step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity."I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time ..

RSS leader mocks Opposition over Yashwant Sinha's nomination for president

Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Tuesday ridiculed opposition parties for picking Yashwant Sinha as their presidential candidate, saying he was with the BJP which emerged from the Jan Sangh

Proud moment for Odisha: Patnaik on Murmu's nomination for president

Expressing his happiness over the nomination of Droupadi Murmu as the BJP-led NDA's presidential nominee, BJD supremo, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said it was a proud moment for the people of his state

Presidential poll: AAP yet to reveal decision; BJP, Oppn name candidates

The BJP parliamentary board named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha and the Oppn picked former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as their joint candidate

Mamata's dream of emerging as nucleus to remain unfulfilled, claims BJP

The BJP on Wednesday mocked West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's efforts to unite opposition parties ahead of the upcoming presidential polls, and asserted that the TMC supremo would return empty-handed

AAP to skip Mamata-led Oppn meet to discuss strategy for President polls

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not join the meeting of the opposition parties called by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss the upcoming Presidential polls

Presidential poll: BJP leaders to meet Sonia today

BJP sources indicated their nominee would file papers on June 23

BJP panel reaches out to Opposition, allies for consensus on prez poll

New Delhi, June 14On Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah put in place a three-member panel to reach out to other parties, including the Opposition, to build consensus for the presidential poll. The result of the panel members having worked the phone to talk to non-National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties for the past 24 hours was evident at today's strategy meet of the Opposition.If Shah's objective was to sow seeds of confusion among Opposition ranks, it seemed to have hit bullseye, at least for the present. The meeting of Opposition leaders was marred by sundry parties issuing caveats on how they would support the BJP-led NDA's nominee if the ruling coalition were to field a particular candidate.The panel, meanwhile, is scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Communist Paryt of India (Marxist) chief Sitaram Yechury on Friday. Panel member and union minister M Venkaiah Naidu has spoken with PMK's Anbumani Ramadoss, N Rangasamy of All India NR ...

Grind begins for presidential election: Who can vote, dates and schedule

Polling will take place in Parliament House and in the premises of legislative assemblies

Presidential poll to be held on July 17, counting on July 20: EC

The term of President Pranab Mukherjee ends on July 24

Presidential poll: BJP leaders meet Sonia, Yechury but no names discussed

The last date for filing of nominations is June 28

It's a Dalit vs Dalit race: Meira Kumar to be Oppn's Presidential candidate

She was the unanimous choice of the 17 opposition parties that attended the meeting

Presidential poll: MPs, MLAs can't use own pens to vote, says EC

They will have to make a preference with a specially-designed writing instrument