Page 2 - Presidential Polls

Uproar in Odisha Assembly over Cong's 'evil philosophy' remarks on Murmu

Odisha Assembly Thursday witnessed loud protests over Congress spokesperson Ajay Kumar's alleged remarks against NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and was adjourned till 4 PM

Presidential poll: Thackeray-supporting Sena lawmakers skip Murmu meet

Shiv Sena MLAs and MPs loyal to former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray will not attend a meeting to be held in Mumbai on Thursday for the presidential poll campaign of NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu

Chiefs of Staff Committee hosts farewell dinner for outgoing Prez Kovind

President of India Ram Nath Kovind expressed happiness that during his tenure as the Supreme Commander, the induction of women in the National Defence Academy has been initiated

Prez poll: Droupadi Murmu to meet Bengal's BJP lawmakers on Tuesday

'In the morning of July 12, she will first visit the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda in the city, following which she will meet BJP lawmakers at a hotel around 10 AM,' a BJP leader said

Droupadi Murmu to meet NDA MPs, MLAs in Assam today to seek support

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu arrived in Assam to seek support for the July 18 poll and will meet MPs and legislators of the ruling BJP and its allies

Odisha CM begins campaign for NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu

Ahead of NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu's Odisha visit to campaign for the July 18 election, ruling BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sought support of state MLAs for her

Murmu will win Presidential polls comfortably: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday exuded confidence that NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu will comfortably win the election.

Prez poll: BJP leaders attend core committee meeting at Fadnavis' residence

BJP leaders on Monday night were seen leaving the residence of party leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after attending the party core committee meeting

Prez poll unites most of Oppn, but it doesn't help Yashwant Sinha

The candidature of Yashwant Sinha for the Presidential poll has more or less united the opposition but the balance is tilting towards NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu

Presidential polls: Droupadi Murmu's chances are better, says Mamata

Ahead of the presidential election, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu's chances of winning the election are better because of developments in Maharashtra

Prez poll: No deposit, proposers will lead to rejection of nomination

A nomination for the presidential poll will be rejected if it is not backed by 50 proposers and 50 seconders from the electoral college made up of members of Parliament and legislative assemblies

Oppn parties form committee to steer Sinha's campaign in presidential polls

Opposition parties have formed an 11-member campaign committee to steer the nationwide campaign of their presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha

LIVE: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested by Delhi police

Zubair was arrested under sections 153/295 IPC

Fight between two ideologies, not individuals: Oppn leaders on Prez poll

Leaders of several opposition parties said the presidential election is a fight between two ideologies and not about individuals as their candidate Yashwant Sinha filed his nomination for the poll

Yashwant Sinha files nomination for prez poll in presence of Rahul Gandhi

Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday filed his nomination papers for the July 18 election. Sinha handed over four sets of nomination papers to Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody, who is the returning officer for the presidential election. Top opposition leaders including NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK's A Raja and NC leader Farooq Abdullah were present when Sinha submitted his nomination papers. Sinha was named as the common opposition candidate for the presidential election on June 21. NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu has already filed her nomination papers last week.

Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to file nomination today

Yashwant Sinha was chosen as the consensus candidate for presidential polls from the Joint Opposition in a meeting on June 21

Droupadi Murmu dials Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Mamata, seeking support

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu on Friday called up some key opposition leaders, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and Mamata Banerjee, and sought their support

Centre extends Z category security cover for Oppn prez poll candidate Sinha

The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday

BJP trying to topple Maha govt to ensure votes for president polls: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday flayed the BJP for trying to topple the Shiv Sena-led government in Maharashtra in an unethical and unconstitutional manner

Murmu leaves for Delhi, seeks cooperation from all for presidential polls

NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu sought cooperation from everyone for the upcoming election to choose the first person of the country, and said she will meet all the electors