Page 3 - Presidential Elections

Gopalkrishna Gandhi declines Oppn request to contest Presidential polls

Pawar is chairing the meeting of leaders from 17 Opposition parties on Tuesday amid hopes of further strengthening the anti-BJP coalition

Opposition mulls Yashwant Sinha as its candidate for President: TMC leader

Non-BJP parties are mulling putting up former union minister Yashwant Sinha as a possible joint candidate for the upcoming presidential election, a senior Trinamool Congress leader said on Monday. The name of the former BJP leader who joined the TMC last year has been proposed as a presidential poll candidate by a few opposition parties and three to four have seconded it, he said. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has received phone calls suggesting the 85-year-old veteran leader's name and she too is now pitching for Sinha as the joint opposition nominee, he said. Earlier, the names of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and former West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi were proposed but all of them declined to stand for the top job. The NDA which has over 48 per cent of the vote share in the electoral college which votes in a President, is likely to also be able to garner support from some smaller parties including the BJ

With an eye to the future: Is Mamata the Harkishan Singh Surjeet of 2022?

Mamata Banerjee's sights are not on the Presidential election: They are on another election that will take place in 2024

Nadda holds meeting with BJP's management team for presidential election

The BJP had authorised J P Nadda and Union Minister Rajnath Singh to consult with other political parties, including those in the opposition, for building a consensus on a presidential candidate

Farooq Abdullah declines to be joint opposition's presidential candidate

He, however, thanked the opposition leaders for proposing his name as their candidate for the polls next month.

Presidential election: 15 nominations filed, three rejected so far

While 11 filed their nominations on the first day of filing the papers on June 15, three filed their nominations on Thursday and only one on Friday

EC issues notification for presidential polls, 11 file nominations

As per the notification, the nominations can be filed till June 29 and the scrutiny of the papers will be held on June 30

Presidential polls: Congress may attend Opposition meet called by Mamata

Banerjee has convened the meeting on June 15 at the Constitution Club in the national capital for discussions to come out with a consensus Opposition candidate

Kharge holds consultations with Oppn party leaders on presidential poll

Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 in which 4,809 electors comprising MPs and MLAs will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind's successor

Value of vote of MPs goes down to 700 from 708 in 2022 presidential poll

Value of the vote of an MP in a presidential election is based on the number of elected members in legislative assemblies of states and union territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu Kashmir

Andhra Pradesh CM meets PM Modi, seeks relaxation of debt ceiling

The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief's meeting with Modi assumes significance as the BJP has stepped up preparations for the presidential elections and is rallying support from allies

Why Anusuiya Uike's name is surfacing as possible presidential candidate

Anusuiya has served as Minister for Women and Child Development in Arjun Singh's Cabinet in MP and as a member of various commissions at the national level

BJP will name presidential candidate with an eye on 2024 General Elections

BJP sources said that the party might nominate either an OBC or a woman for the post of President or go for a woman OBC candidate

Not a candidate for presidential election, says Pawar amid speculation

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday indicated that he won't be a candidate for the Presidential election, party sources said. The sources said Pawar feels that the election result for someone contesting against the candidate of a party which has overwhelming numbers in Parliament will be a foregone conclusion. The sources said the speculation about Pawar being in the fray for the presidential poll followed his meetings with political strategist Prashant Kishor. No political discussion was held during those meetings, the sources said, adding the presidential election wasn't discussed. NCP minister Nawab Malik said there has been no discussion within the party on the presidential poll.

EC issues notice for Presidential elections

Presidential election will be held on July 17

Shopping for the next President of India: Decoding this tough decision

It is unlikely that President Pranab Mukherjee will find himself elected for a second term

SP to support any secular alliance for prez poll: Akhilesh Yadav

The Congress has decided to go it alone in the urban bodies polls in Uttar Pradesh

Sitaram Yechury, Naveen Patnaik mull fielding common candidate in Prez poll

Election for the post of President is scheduled to take place on July 24

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as President will ensure 'Hindu Rashtra': Shiv Sena

PM Modi to host dinner to discuss the strategy for the Presidential polls