Presidential Election
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Presidential poll: With OPS and Palaniswami’s backing, NDA gets full support of divided AIADMK
National | Jun 22, 2017, 12:15 PM ISTFurther cementing the prospect of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind succeeding Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India, the AIADMK’s O Panneerselvam faction today extended support to the saffron party’ nominee
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Presidential poll: Opposition divided ahead of today's crucial meet, Congress pushes for Meira Kumar
National | Jun 22, 2017, 08:17 AM ISTThe Opposition seemed divided ahead of Thursday’s crucial meeting on the presidential poll, with the JD-U extending its support to NDA’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday
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Presidential elections 2017: Calculations show a certain win for Ram Nath Kovind against opposition candidate Meira Kumar
National | Jun 23, 2017, 01:15 PM ISTWhat makes the presidential election complex is the mathematics involved in it. The electoral college comprises of all elected MPs and MLAs, whose vote has a defined weightage depending on size of the population.
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Sushma Swaraj dismisses 'rumours' of being a candidate in presidential poll
National | Jun 17, 2017, 03:05 PM ISTSushma termed these speculative reports as mere “rumours” and added that she cannot say anything on BJP’s presidential candidate as it’s an internal matter of the party.
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BJP meeting opposition on presidential poll ‘more like PR exercise’, says Sitaram Yechury
National | Jun 16, 2017, 11:49 PM IST“They (BJP leaders) did not propose any name,” Yechury said, reiterating his party’s stand that a candidate with “impeccable secular credentials” should be the next president.
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Presidential poll: BJP's meet with Sonia remains inconclusive, Congress says no consensus till govt gives name
National | Jun 16, 2017, 03:16 PM IST“Government has not come forward with any name for the Presidential election and has asked if the opposition has any name for the top post,” Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said after the meeting.
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Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss Presidential candidate
National | Jun 16, 2017, 11:33 AM ISTThe two leaders- Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu- are likely to seek Congress party’s support for the ruling NDA’s presidential candidate.
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Presidential election 2017: AAP sidelined by opposition, BJP panel to meet Sonia tomorrow
National | Jun 15, 2017, 10:04 AM ISTNCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad rejected the proposal citing objectionable conduct by some AAP members.
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Presidential poll: Left parties may back Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s candidature
National | Jun 14, 2017, 08:24 PM ISTThe Left parties are mulling to propose the candidature of former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the post of President, said sources in the CPI-M and CPI
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BJP panel to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday to decide over Presidential candidate
National | Jun 14, 2017, 04:49 PM ISTA crucial meeting of the BJP committee comprising Union minister Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday for consultations on the presidential election could decide the course to follow
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Sonia Gandhi constitutes sub-group of opposition leaders for presidential election
National | Jun 07, 2017, 08:11 AM ISTThe sub-group would discuss how to go about the presidential and vice-presidential elections.
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BJP sure of winning presidential poll with at least 54 pc votes: Report
National | May 29, 2017, 08:38 AM ISTWhile the opposition is trying hard to come up with a name for the upcoming presidential polls, the Centre is confident that the NDA candidate will win the poll with at least 54 per cent votes
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Opposition to brainstorm on joint Presidential nominee on Friday
National | May 24, 2017, 10:55 PM ISTBanerjee, who is also the TMC chief, is already in the national capital, and is likely to meet Sonia Gandhi separately tomorrow.
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Next president should believe in ‘secular’ and not ‘communal’ supervision, says Sitaram Yechury
National | May 06, 2017, 10:20 AM ISTCPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that the next President of the country should have impeccable secular credentials and hinted that his party is not averse to supporting the TMC and other opposition parties for electing such a c
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Uddhav Thackeray likely to attend NDA meet called by PM Modi today
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Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton a 'liar' over video claim
World | Dec 22, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTWashington: Donald Trump on Monday accused Hillary Clinton of lying when she said the Islamic State group used videos of his comments about Muslims to recruit militants.The Republican presidential front-runner also took to Twitter to
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Hillary Clinton on course to win 2016 presidential election: Poll
World | Jun 24, 2015, 05:34 PM ISTWashington: Hillary Clinton is the firm favourite to be chosen as the Democratic Party nominee for 2016 US presidential polls and go on to be elected as the first woman president of America, according to
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Zardari's party boycotts presidential election in Pakistan
World | Jul 26, 2013, 02:03 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 26: Pakistan People's Party yesterday decided to boycott next week's presidential election to protest over advancing of the polling dates.Senior PPP leader and presidential candidate Raza Rabbani said the rescheduling of the election
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Zardari's successor to be elected on Sept 6
World | Jul 16, 2013, 05:11 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 16 : Pakistan will hold the next presidential election on September 6, two days before the end of the term of incumbent President Asif Ali Zardari.Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ibrahim approved the
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At least 72 per cent turnout in Presidential poll
National | Jul 22, 2012, 05:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 19: At least 72 per cent of MPs and MLAs across the country today voted to elect a new President in a race in which UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee is set to