Sangma, who met NCP chief Sharad Pawar this morning, said the NCP leader told him that the party is part of UPA and his stand on the issue will be consistent with it.
At the same time, Pawar, who is also the Union Agriculture Minister, said they would discuss all suggestions given by Sangma.
On his part, Sangma explained to him that he was part of a forum which was pushing for a tribal leader to become the next President.
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa had said they will will support Sangma for President's post.
In Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked all parties to "rise above political considerations," and support the tribal leader for the top job.
"I now appeal to all political parties to rise above political considerations and support Sangma and ensure that he becomes the next President of India," she said.
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Sangma said he along with a few other leaders was meeting leaders of various political parties to push for a tribal to become the next president.
Besides him, there were several other tribal leaders including Karia Munda (BJP), who is Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker, Union Minister Krishna Chandra Deo (Congress), former Nagaland Chief Minister S C Jamir (Congress) and former union minister Arvind Neta, he said.
"Any tribal leader can become the next president that is what we are trying to achieve, he said.
Asked if he was pulled up by Pawar on the issue as reported in a section of the media, Sangma said, "Nothing of that sort happened".
Pawar's party is a key ally of the Congress-led UPA at the Centre since May 2004 and the two parties are also sharing power in Maharashtra since 2009. He had sometime back met Congress President Sonia Gandhi who has been holding consultations with UPA constituents and allies over the Presidential election.