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  Shiv Sena skips crucial NDA meet on Presidential candidate

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:53 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 17: Division in the NDA on the issue of Presidential candidate came to the fore with Shiv Sena today skipping the key meeting of alliance leaders here.  “Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackerey

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  UPA declares Pranab Mukherjee as candidate for President, Mamata marginalized

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 15: Completely marginalizing Mamata Banerjee, the UPA today named  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as its candidate for the President's post as the TMC-SP combine, which had proposed A P J Abdul Kalam

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  SP backs out from supporting Kalam

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:45 IST

  New Delhi, June 15: In a complete U-turn, Samajwadi Party today appeared to be backing out from supporting Mamata Banerjee's proposal to project former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as the presidential candidate. SP general

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  Unprecedented proposal to make Manmohan Prez candidate, says CPI(M)

  Politics | June 21, 2012 19:00 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 14: CPI(M) today termed as“unprecedented” the proposal to make Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a candidate for Presidential poll, saying it shows lack of principle that ties the UPA coalition.  Reacting to Mamata

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  BJP to open cards once UPA names presidential candidate

  Politics | June 10, 2012 15:46 IST

  Hyderabad, Jun 10: Former Union Minister and BJP official spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain today said his party would disclose its strategy on Presidential election only after the ruling coalition announces name of its candidate.Until the ruling

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  UPA will take maximum consensus from allies on presidential candidate, claims Salman Khursheed

  Politics | June 10, 2012 15:40 IST

  Chennai, June 10: The UPA leadership would take the maximum amount of consensus from its allies in selecting the candidate for the post of President, who must carry the conviction and support of as many

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  Presidential candidate should be acceptable to all, says Rajnath

  Politics | May 06, 2012 17:58 IST

  Ghaziabad, May 6: Former BJP president Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Presidential candidate should not be disputable in any manner and favoured a person acceptable to the whole country.“The candidate for the post of

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  Mamata throws surprise on Pranab Mukherjee

  Politics | May 03, 2012 18:46 IST

  New Delhi, May 3:  In a surprise statement, Mamata Banerjee today said the Congress has announced that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is not their Presidential candidate, comments that came shortly after a Congress spokesperson suggested