Page 4 - Presidential Poll
Presidential elections 2017: Kovind likely to sail through as numbers favour NDA
NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind is squaring off against UPA's nominee Meira Kumar
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Nitish Kumar supports Ram Nath Kovind; proves he's nobody's man but his own
Lalu Prasad promised to coax Nitish into supporting the opposition candidate Meira Kumar
Prez poll: Sreedharan says him being possible NDA candidate is speculation
Rajnath, Naidu met Sonia Gandhi to discuss the polls on Friday
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Prez poll: BJP chief tasks Rajnath, Jaitley and Naidu to reach out to Oppn
New Delhi, 12 JuneBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah announced a three-member committee to consult other political parties on a candidate for the country's next President.This comes two days before a meeting of representatives of 17 parties in the opposition, to get a common candidate for the presidential poll, scheduled for July 17. Filing of nominations for the election begins on June 14 and continues till June 28. The BJP committee comprises Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu. "This committee will consult leaders of different political parties and try to evolve a consensus," the party said.The electoral college numbers are stacked against the opposition. It appears these parties would agree to put up a common candidate only if the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance were to field somebody with a strident 'Hindutva' image. Opposition leaders also conceded there could be an erosion in their unity if the BJP were to field an "acceptable ...
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