India Presidential Poll

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  Will Consult Opposition Before Picking Presidential Candidate: Amit Shah

  BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would consult opposition parties, which have been working to forge unity over a joint presidential candidate, before deciding on the ruling alliance's pick for the top constitutional post. He, however, evaded a question on whether the BJP would seek to build a consensus with the opposition.

• Vice-President Ansari? Congress hoping to win Mamata's endorsement

  The Congress has its mind set on fielding Hamid Ansari for the vice-president's post as the UPA's candidate and it seems to have enough numbers in support, despite the fact that estranged ally Mamata Banerjee is not on board for this election either. She is reportedly unhappy with Mr Ansari's likely candidacy, much as she was with that of Pranab Mu...

• President polls: Pranab Mukherjee responds to Team Sangma's objections to his nomination

  Pranab Mukherjee, who is the UPA's nominee for the next President of India, today responded to objections raised against his nomination by his opponent Purno Sangma's election team. Team Mukherjee submitted its reply to the returning officer for these elections, VK Agnihotri.

• Pranab Mukherjee called, but didn't ask for support: Advani

  Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani revealed on Monday that Pranab Mukherjee had called him soon after his candidature for the president's post was announced, but did not ask for support.

• Pranab Mukherjee's son appeals to Mamata Banerjee to support his father for President

  Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijeet Mukherjee has appealed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to support his father's bid for the post of President of India. Ms Banerjee is the only Congress ally who is opposed to his candidature.

• Will NDA back Pranab Mukherjee? Final decision likely today

  Will the NDA back Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the country's top job or will they name another candidate in the race to Raisina Hill? A decision by the BJP-led alliance, which has so far followed a wait-and-watch policy, is expected to be taken after a key meeting of the NDA today. There have been hectic consultations between...

• Nitish Kumar's party likely to support Pranab Mukherjee: Sources

  Sources have told NDTV that the Janata Dal(United), a key constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), favours Mr Mukherjee as the next incumbent at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

• Will NDA back Pranab Mukherjee? BJP core group meets today, final decision likely tomorrow

  At a meeting on Friday evening at the Prime Minister's house, the UPA finally declared Mr Mukherjee as its candidate for President of India.

• President polls: Left parties meet this evening to decide

  Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee on Friday said that the four Left parties would meet in Delhi this evening to decide their course of action in the Presidential election.

• President Pranab Mukherjee? UPA meets now, is Mulayam Singh Yadav on board?

  President of India: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, according to sources, will run for President. He is expected to file his nomination papers on June 25, if he is ratified as the UPA candidate at a meeting of its allies today, which has begun. He reportedly remains the first choice of his party president and UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi. Cong...

• Will Mamata stick with UPA? 10 big facts

  Chief minister Mamata Banerjee was reduced from a power player to a spectator as the ruling coalition she is estranged from declared its candidate for President of India. Its nominee, much against her wishes, is the Finance Minister.

• Mamata meets Sonia, says Pranab Mukherjee is Congress' first choice for President

  Will it be Pranab Mukherjee after all? Sources say the Congress is still undecided on whether it should send its chief trouble shooter, Finance Minister and Leader in the Lok Sabha to the Rashtraptai Bhawan next month. It is a dilemma that seemed unsolved when a meeting between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and important UPA ally Mamata Banerjee ...

• Mamata Banerjee to meet PM today; will there be a deal on presidential candidate?

  Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. While the formal agenda of the meeting is a moratorium for debt-ridden West Bengal, all eyes will be on any indications of a quid pro quo over the UPA alliance's Presidential candidate.

• Mamata Banerjee meets Sonia Gandhi, likely to back UPA candidate for president

  Mamata Banerjee has reportedly agreed to support whoever is selected by the ruling coalition, the UPA, as its candidate for President of India. Sources say she conveyed this to senior Congress leader Kamal Nath who she met this morning in Delhi.

• Will support Pranab Mukherjee for President, says top Left source to NDTV

  The BJP may have rejected Pranab Mukherjee for President of India, but a top source has told NDTV that the Left is willing to support the Finance Minister's candidature. The elections for the president will be held in July after Pratibha Patil's five-year term in Rashtrapati Bhawan expires.