President elect, Ram Nath Kovind’s selection as the 14th president of the country was not very doubtful but the massive cross voting has left the opposition to worry. This is particularly seen ahead of polls in Gujarat, which is to take place later this year. Expressing concern over the same,[Read More…]
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Presidential polls: ‘Mamata Banerjee practising politics of appeasement’
While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is supporting opposition presidential nominee, Meira Kumar as a mark of protest against the Centre’s “atrocities”, the BJP on Tuesday slammed Banerjee, alleging her of communal politics. BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao said the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal[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…]
BJP president meets RSS leaders to choose Vice President candidate
Soon after fielding nominations for the President`s election by both the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led opposition, a contest is expected for the vice presidential election also. As the dates of the vice-president’s election draw closer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Amit Shah on Thursday met two senior RSS leaders, Bhaiyyaji[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…]
Twitter lashes out at The Indian Express for controversial tweet
In the run-up to the presidential poll, National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee Ram Nath Kovind, now former Bihar Governor filed his nomination papers for the upcoming elections for the next President of India in Parliament on Friday. Significantly, the Opposition unanimously selected former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday[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…]
Ramnath Kovind, a symbolism of BJP’s caste-politics amidst rising Dalit atrocities
BJP has been asserting supremacy over the marginalised sections of India slowly yet steadily, leaving no stone unturned. On Monday, Amit Shah the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party declared that the NDA government is forwarding the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as their candidate for the upcoming Presidential[Read More…]
Presidential polls: BJP says won’t repeat 2002 experiment of fielding an ‘outsider’
Although the Presidential election is round the corner, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is yet to decide its candidate. Many names such as LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan, Draupadi Murmu and E Sreedharan are doing rounds, but nothing is concrete yet. Reportedly, Bharatiya Janata Party has said[Read More…]
Presidential polls: TDP on board, NDA to negotiate with Congress today
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government has secured the backing of its southern ally Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a day before it begins dialogues with Congress, the major opposition party, reported HT. Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu talked to TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday.[Read More…]
Filing of nominations for presidential candidate begins from today, notifies ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has notified that the process of filing nominations for the July 17 presidential poll has begun from Wednesday. The nomination process will continue till June 28. The ruling NDA and a group of Opposition parties have agreed upon a “mutually acceptable” presidential candidate. But[Read More…]
Amit Shah constitutes three-member committee for deciding presidential candidate
On Monday, BJP president Amit Shah constituted a three-member committee, which will reach out to the other political parties for a consensus over the alliance’s candidate for the upcoming presidential polls. The three members include Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M. Venkaiah Naidu. The last date for nominations[Read More…]
EC defers Rajya Sabha polls in view of Presidential poll and EVM hackathon
Even though the political parties declared the candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls for 10 seats in West Bengal, Gujarat, and Goa, the Election Commission has postponed the polls. The election was supposed to take place June 9. No new dates were declared now. Out of 10 seats, six[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Here’s what led Sharad Pawar to refuse offer to contest as Oppn candidate
Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar to contest presidential polls scheduled for July as a united Opposition candidate. However, the 76-year old Maratha leader politely refused the offer. “Pawar Saheb declined the offer and conveyed that he will support any Opposition candidate other than[Read More…]