West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a meeting convened by her on June 15 in New Delhi to prepare a joint strategy for the upcoming presidential poll.
The Election Commission said that 4,809 members of the electoral college, comprising MPs and MLAs, are set to elect the successor to incumbent Ram Nath Kovind.
Joe Biden said Wednesday that President Donald Trump was the country’s “first” racist president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union.
The first answer will come in Iowa, a state where the 37-year-old South Bend, Indiana, the mayor has campaigned frequently and spent heavily. So far, Democratic voters here seem to say that Buttigieg’s sexual orientation is immaterial.
Tenure of outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain comes to an end on September 8. He had declined for re-election to a second 5-year term.
According to the schedule issued by the Election Commission, nomination papers for the presidential polls can be filed with the presiding officers in Islamabad and the four provinces by August 27.
Opposition politician Alexey Navalny called for nationwide protests following Russia’s Central Election Commission’s decision to ban his presidential candidacy.
Meira Kumar said that the presidential election should not be fought on the basis of caste and vowed to contest the polls on the plank of democratic values, inclusiveness and social justice.
Prakash Ambedkar, former Lok Sabha member from Akola in Maharashtra and grandson of B R Ambedkar, is emerging as the top choice of Left parties for the presidential election. He is also the leader of Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday decided to support NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.
Political parties may be in hectic huddles to forge a consensus for the upcoming presidential poll, but history shows that all presidential polls -- barring one -- in India have seen a contest, some keen, most a walkover
The ruling National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the July 17 presidential election will file his nomination papers before June 24, and the opposition parties would be informed of the name before the papers are filed
Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday yet again backed party veteran L.K. Advani as the most deserving candidate for the post of President of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced July 17 as the date for Presidential polls and July 20 for counting of votes
BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would consult opposition parties before deciding on the NDA's presidential candidate.
Leaders of opposition parties will today gather to discuss presidential election strategy over a lunch hosted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
France's President Francois Hollande announced in a surprise televised address that he would not seek a second term in next year's presidential election.
Berlin, Apr 2: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants the elusive Taliban chief Mullah Omar to run for President in next year's election so that people could “vote for or against him“.Mr. Karzai, in an interview
Washington, Jan 25: A potential presidential candidate in 2016, Indian American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has told the Republicans, still reeling from the loss of the November Presidential elections, to “stop being stupid” and
Gandhinagar, Jul 19: Voting for the presidential election began here today morning where Guajrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was amongst the first few to cast his vote.Modi arrived at the polling booth located in the
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