Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Patel is the new treasurer of the party. He replaces Mr Motilal Vohra. Patel, the once powerful political secretary of Sonia Gandhi, will replace Motilal Vora who has been appointed as general secretary in-charge of administration. Anand Sharma will be the new[Read More…]
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Presidential election 2017 Live: Kovind leads by 1 lakh vote after first round of counting
NDA nominee for President, Ram Nath Kovind is leading opposition candidate Meira Kumar by 1 lakh votes. As per the rule of proportional representation, the total votes cast by elected lawmakers across India add up to around 11 lakh. The first round of counting has ended and there are seven[Read More…]
Kovind or Kumar: India to get new President today
The results of the Presidential elections will be declared on Thursday as the counting of votes for the 15th Presidential election takes place in New Delhi. Soon, it will be cleared that who will occupy India’s top Constitutional post. While NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind looks set to win against opposition[Read More…]
Presidential polls: 70% votes with him, it’s Kovind vs Meira today
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi made last-ditch efforts to convince the Electoral College members, MPs and MLAs on Sunday to back their candidates. PM Modi said that a consensus nominee would have been better. However, he praised the “high level of dignity” maintained by both sides during the[Read More…]
Appealed to the inner voice of everyone in the electorate to support me: Meira Kumar
The freedom of the press is presently under grave threat, said Opposition presidential election nominee, Meira Kumar. “The presidential contest is one of ideology and not personality. I stand for certain issues such as freedom of expression, caste-based discrimination, and religious tolerance. I am fighting for you”, she told media[Read More…]
Presidential Polls: Meira Kumar asks Tamil Nadu lawmakers to listen to inner voice
On Sunday, opposition’s Presidential candidate Meira Kumar asked all lawmakers (MLAs and MP) from Tamil Nadu to listen to their “inner voice” while they cast their vote in the presidential election. As per reports, Kumar said that she wanted their support in “this ideological battle”, referring to the upcoming Presidential[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Opposition nominee Meira Kumar files nomination
Meira Kumar, the Opposition nominee for the Presidential poll 2017, files nomination papers on Wednesday in the presence of several opposition leaders including Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Besides, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar also accompanied Kumar. The Presidential Election is slated to be[Read More…]
After Sushma Swaraj slammed Meira Kumar as biased, video of her praising the presidential candidate surfaces
Responding to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s tweet questioning the non-partisanship of opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar during her term as Lok Sabha Speaker, the Congress Twitter handle on Monday posted an old video of the BJP leader showering praises on the Congress veteran in which she was heard saying[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Congress slams Sushma Swaraj for attacking Meira Kumar
The Congress slammed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for targeting Opposition Presidential nominee Meira Kumar on Monday. It said the former should refrain from doing such things while holding a responsible position. “Sushma Swaraj’s tweet gives an impression that Meira ji did not allow her to speak, but that is[Read More…]
Prez polls: Meira Kumar tells MPs and MLAs to use inner voice of conscience while voting
The Opposition’s presidential nominee Meira Kumar appealed to MPs and MLAs to listen to their “inner voice of conscience” while voting in the presidential poll. The NDA’s candidate, Ram Nath Kovind, seems set for a victory with the assured backing of about seven of 11 lakh electorate. There is no[Read More…]
BJP slams Congress for ‘dividing the country’ over Prez polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday slammed the Congress Party for ‘dividing’ the nation on the upcoming presidential election. While appreciating Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar’s, decision to support NDA’s presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, BJP leader, Siddharth Nath Singh, said that the Congress has always worked towards dividing[Read More…]
‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar nominated only to lose: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has defended his choice of supporting NDA’s presidential nominee and former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind. Nitish Kumar said that the decision of supporting Ram Nath Kovind was well-thought-out and ‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar has been selected only to lose. In Bihar’s capital Patna,[Read More…]
Meira Kumar may be Congress’ choice for Presidential polls
Former LS Speaker, Meira Kumar’s meeting with party chief, Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday, fuelled speculation that she has emerged as the party’s front-runner for the presidential candidate. Cracks in the opposition emerged after the JD(U) decided to extend its support to NDA nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, on Wednesday. Following the[Read More…]
Election Commission announces dates for Presidential poll
Ahead of the Presidential Elections that are scheduled to take place in July, Chief Election Commissioner, Naseem Zaidi, addressed a press conference on the upcoming elections today. According to Election Commission of India, the Presidential Polls in July will be followed by elections for the post of Vice-President in the[Read More…]