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  Pranab made prez candidate because of his non-performance: BJP

  National | Jul 07, 2012, 09:18 PM IST

  Kolkata, Jul 7: Pranab Mukherjee was made the UPA Presidential candidate not as a reward, but to get rid of him as he was a burden in financial management, BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain alleged

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  BJD sticks to stand, to back Sangma as Prez candidate

  National | Jun 22, 2012, 10:52 AM IST

  Bhubaneswar, Jun 16:  With P A Sangma insisting on contesting the Presidential poll, the ruling BJD in Odisha, which was the first to moot his name, today said there was no change in its decision