Uddhav asks Shah to reveal name before seeking support

Until now, 3-member committee of Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu has held prez talks

On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah called on Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at the latter’s residence to discuss the coming presidential poll. This was a first for Shah to reach out on the issue. Until now, only the three-member committee of Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu has held talks with allies as well as opposition leaders.

Meanwhile, Naidu held discussions with BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan. He told Naidu his party would support whoever Prime Minister Narendra Modi picks to be the presidential candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic