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Updated : June 19, 2017 11:27 pm IST
Presidential Election 2017: Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has served two terms in the Rajya Sabha.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has picked Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its choice for President of India, BJP chief Amit Shah said today. Mr Shah made the announcement after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with him and other top BJP leaders. PM Modi has talked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh to seek their support for the BJP's nominee. The BJP also called party veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi to inform them of its nominee before going public.
Jun 19, 2017 23:27 (IST)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) volunteers and leaders celebrate in Lucknow after Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind was announced the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Presidential candidate today. BJP National President Amit Shah made the announcement. (PTI)
Jun 19, 2017 23:07 (IST)
NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. (PTI)
Jun 19, 2017 22:11 (IST)
NDA's presidential candidate and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind today said he will meet leaders of all top political parties and seek their support to emerge as a "consensus candidate" for President of India, news agency PTI reported. "All those who are members of the electoral college, I will meet leaders of major political parties and seek their support... I hope that every citizen will support me," Mr Kovind said.
Jun 19, 2017 21:50 (IST)
The opposition may field a joint candidate against the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, people familiar with the matter told news agency PTI. According to the people, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Former Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader and Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Yashwant, and retired diplomat Gopal Krishna Gandhi are some of the names the opposition is considering, PTI reported.
Jun 19, 2017 20:58 (IST)
Bihar Governor and the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah in New Delhi today.
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Jun 19, 2017 20:42 (IST)
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Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan extended support to the NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. "This is an historic decision. The opposition should support the NDA candidate, rising above politics. If they don't support, it would mean they are anti-Dalits," Mr Paswan told reporters in New Delhi.
Jun 19, 2017 20:35 (IST)
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced his party's support to NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 19, 2017 20:16 (IST)
A Dalit presidential candidate has been chosen merely for vote bank politics, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 19, 2017 20:15 (IST)
Jun 19, 2017 19:49 (IST)
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav said he will give his opinion on the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) move to make Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind its Presidential candidate after the opposition members' meeting on June 22, news agency ANI reported.
Jun 19, 2017 19:48 (IST)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today congratulated Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind after he was nominated the NDA's candidate for President of India.
Jun 19, 2017 19:28 (IST)
Jun 19, 2017 19:25 (IST)
BJP supporters and leaders greet the NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi today.
Jun 19, 2017 19:15 (IST)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said the BJP "unilaterally" selected Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the National Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate. "It was their proposal that they will get back to the opposition after zeroing on a candidate. They did not come back to the opposition and announced the candidate," Mr Yechury told reporters.
Jun 19, 2017 19:03 (IST)
Union Minister and BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today defended the party's move not to disclose its presidential candidate's name during meetings held by the three-member panel with the opposition. "Of course, we did not suggest any name. The reason was that if you suggest any name, it means you are not leaving any option for others," Mr Naidu said.
Jun 19, 2017 18:58 (IST)
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, whom the BJP named this afternoon as its presidential candidate, told NDTV that the selection was not a matter of pride, but duty. On whether he ever dreamed of being picked for the nation's top job, Mr Kovind said: "I wasn't thinking in those terms. I was busy, working here, quite satisfactorily."
Ram Nath Kovind meets BJP chief Amit Shah. (File)
Ram Nath Kovind meets BJP chief Amit Shah. (File)
Jun 19, 2017 18:43 (IST)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she has never heard of the NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. "I have not heard his name ever before. I do not know him. I could recognise him only after he was mentioned as the Bihar governor. I can say that I am surprised by the decision," Mamata Banerjee said in Dubai, en route to the Netherlands.
Jun 19, 2017 18:29 (IST)
"It's a duty, let's take it as such," the NDA's presidential candidate and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind told NDTV.
Jun 19, 2017 18:27 (IST)
The opposition YSR Congress or YSRC in Andhra Pradesh today announced its support to the NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, news agency PTI reported. YSRC chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gave this assurance to BJP chief Amit Shah, when the latter in a telephone conversation sought the YSRC's support for the ruling coalition's presidential candidate.
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