Page 5 - Presidential Polls

Presidential polls: Why Opposition has picked Meira Kumar against Kovind

Oppn selected Kumar in a bid to woo back JD(U), ensure that BSP did not break away

Dalit vs Dalit in President poll: Why BJP, Congress need caste for survival

If BJP's nominee believes that Muslims and Christians are aliens, he will set off a controversy

Presidential polls: Ram Nath Kovind to visit UP tomorrow to seek support

A senior Cong leader said the Oppn's presidential pick Meira Kumar might also pay a visit to Lucknow

President must follow Constitution, no question of ideology: Venkaiah Naidu

He was responding to the Opposition's argument that the presidential election is a fight of ideology

Presidential polls: Meira Kumar files nomination

Several key opposition party leaders accompanied their presidential candidate, Meira Kumar, who filed her nomination for the July 17 election described by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as an ideological battle.Kumar is pitted against the ruling National Democratic Alliance's Ram Nath Kovind, till recently the governor of Bihar.Beside Sonia gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Nationalist Congress Party head Sharad Pawar, CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury, BSP's Satish Chandra Misra, CPI's D Raja and the TMC's Derek O'Brien attended. RJD chief Lalu Prasad was conspicuous by his absence.Though BSP supremo Mayawati did not attend the event, she is one of the several proposers of Meira Kumar. Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who is abroad, did not turn up for the show of opposition unity but tweeted that he was proud of Kumar's candidature for the top post.Three Congress chief ministers were also present -- Punjab's Amarinder Singh, Puducherry's V Narayanasamy and Karnataka's ...

Ram Nath Kovind for President: BJP expects Opposition votes from UP, Bihar

The poll is scheduled for July 17 and the counting of votes will take place on July 20

Presidential polls: It is a battle of ideology, says Meira Kumar

Further adds that she was fighting for the poor and the downtrodden

Presidential polls: PM Modi likely to address NDA MPs; Kovind may attend

The meeting is likely to take place on July 16, a day ahead of voting in the presidential election

NDA to choose VP nominee on Sunday, Oppn's candidate to file nomination

New Delhi, 14 JulyThe Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to announce its vice presidential candidate by Sunday, while Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi is likely to file his nomination papers on Monday.Sunday is likely to be hectic for top political leaders. The BJP parliamentary board, followed by a meeting of the NDA leaders, will finalize the name of their vice presidential candidate. In addition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar has invited political leaders for the customary pre-session all party meeting. The monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has also invited leaders for a dinner meeting.Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar is slated to meet the leaders of 17 Opposition political parties supporting her at Parliament House Annexe on Sunday evening. Opposition vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi will also be present. NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will meet ..

Presidential polls: TRS hints at supporting NDA if it benefits Telangana

With Opposition parties trying to put up a common nominee for poll, this would boost NDA's chances

BJP ditches Advani? M M Joshi, Sushma among Presidential probables

Final picture will become clear once the results of assembly elections in five states become known

Why UP is vital for BJP to win presidential polls

Its current majority of 22,078 votes for the purpose of the presidential elections is considered thin, particularly when BJP might not be able to predict voting behaviour of its allies like Shiv Sena and TDP