President Election

: MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the president was the supreme authority in the Congress and whoever got elected to the post would decide on the way forward (for the party). Responding to a query during his brief interaction with media during the Bharat Jodo Yatra here, Rahul Gandhi said the new president would decide on what my role and how I will be deployed. Obviously, Rahul replied when asked if he would be reporting to the new president. President is the supreme authority in the Congress and everyone reports to him. My role I am very clear Congress president will decide what my role is and how I will be deployed, he remarked. At one point, Rahul said, It is for Kharge to decide but later corrected himself to whoever gets elected, that gentleman will decide. Rahul observed that Kharge and Tharoor are people with experience and understanding. They do not need my advice, he added. Questioned about Shashi Tharoor's allegation of irregularities in the Congress president elect

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While the leaders have come out and claimed that the elections in the party is a friendly contest and not a battle between the rivals, reports suggest that Kharge is a favourite candidate

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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday visited Droupadi Murmu's temporary residence here and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India

Droupadi Murmu defeated the opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha, winning 64.03 per cent of the total votes polled on Thursday

During the counting of votes for the presidential elections, Droupadi Murmu was found to have received one vote from Kerala, a state with no BJP legislator in the 140-member Assembly

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NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu met BJP lawmakers from West Bengal on Tuesday to seek their support for the July 18 election

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From India's third-largest tribal community, the Santhal, Murmu was the recipient of training from the BJP-run Vanvasi Seva Ashram system in Odisha

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Murmu will be meeting several Union ministers and veteran leaders before filing her nomination for the post of President on Friday

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Sources say that 17 parties that attend the meeting will have to arrive at a consensus on the candidate's name after Sharad Pawar declined to contest

The term of president Kovind ends on July 24 and an election to find his successor is scheduled to be held on July 18

A day after Mamata Banerjee held meeting of Opposition parties on presidential polls, Manoj Kumar Jha said candidate should have a clear understanding and commitment towards the Constitution of India