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Presidential poll: Mamata congratulates Sinha on becoming Oppn nominee

Leaders of the non-BJP parties, who gathered in New Delhi for a meeting convened by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to decide on a consensus candidate for the presidential election, agreed on Sinha's name

Rajnath speaks to Oppn leaders as BJP eyes consensus Presidential candidate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has authorised Singh and party's chief J P Nadda to consult with other parties for building consensus on a presidential candidate

Mamata proposes Gopal Gandhi, Farooq names for President at Oppn meeting

As many as 17 opposition parties attended the meeting of opposition parties to build consensus on fielding a joint candidate against the BJP-led NDA in the presidential election

Prez polls: Nadda, Rajnath to hold talks with other parties on BJP's behalf

Nadda and Rajnath will interact with ruling NDA and opposition UPA constituents, besides other parties, on presidential polls, says BJP

Presidential polls: Candidate must have 50 MPs, MLAs as proposers

Setting in motion the process for the 16th presidential election, the Election Commission on Thursday said anyone desiring to contest would need 50 electors as proposers and 50 others as seconders

Assembly poll results put BJP on firm wicket for Presidential elections

The big victory for the BJP in UP has given PM Modi a free hand to decide on the successor to President Kovind, who will complete his tenure on July 24, 2022, political analysts said

Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidential election as turnout low

Iran's hard-line judiciary chief won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory Saturday, propelling the supreme leader's protege into Tehran's highest civilian position

Explained: How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

Lawmakers inside the building blamed a lack of preparation for the historic security breach

Facebook, Instagram restrictions on Donald Trump accounts extended

The social network removed those statements because they judged their effect and "likely their intent" would be to provoke further violence

Sharad Pawar's name should be considered for President's post: Sanjay Raut

Raut also claimed that by 2022, there will be enough numbers "on our side" to decide the presidential candidate

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

Prez poll 2017 result: Meet Ram Nath Kovind, India's President-elect

If he wins, Kovind will be only Prez other than Narayanan to have come from Dalit community

Crucial week for Presidential election, last date for filing nominations is June 28

Whether it will be a no-contest election or a contest will be decided by midnight on June 30

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind named NDA's presidential candidate

Presidential election will take place on July 17, a week before Mukherjee's term comes to an end

Ram Nath Kovind is from RSS ranks; Opposition must put up candidate: CPI

Anybody from RSS rank will further divide the country, CPI's Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said

Nitish Kumar happy over Bihar guv Kovind as NDA's choice for President

Bihar CM says Kovind has served with distinction during his tenure as the state's Governor

Ghulam Nabi Azad rules out consensus on BJP's presidential nominee Kovind

After the BJP's parliamentary board named Bihar Gov Ram Nath Kovind as its presidential candidate

TMC chief Mamata expresses reservation about Kovind's Prez candidature

Says Kovind was nominated because he had been a leader of the BJP's Dalit Morcha in the past

BJP masterstroke: Kovind as president face has left opponents in Catch-22

Several in the Opposition believe they shouldn't expend political capital in this fight

Kovind chosen due to his qualities, not because he is a Dalit, says Swamy

The BJP lawmaker says there is no better candidate than Kovind for the post of President