Pranab Presidential Candidate

Pranab Mukherjee believed deeply in the importance of India and the US tackling global challenges together, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said, condoling the death of the former president.

Ram Nath Kovind, who was the former Governor of Bihar won the 2017 presidential election against opposition candidate Meira Kumar, the former Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mr Kovind got 65.65 per cent of the total votes which totalled 702,044 electoral college votes. Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India.

The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...

Candidates who wish to be president have to deposit Rs 15,000 in cash with the returning officer while filing their nomination papers for the post.

With only weeks to go before a new President replaces Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP pressed ahead with its outreach efforts to allies and opposition. The BJP parliamentary board is likely to meet on Tuesday evening to approve the name of the Presidential candidate of the NDA.

For the upcoming Presidential election, there will be green-coloured ballot papers for members of Parliament and pink for legislators who vote on July 17. In case the NDA and the opposition field their own candidates and none withdraws till July 1 evening, the Election Commission will initiate the process of "final printing" of ballot papers as a c...

BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...

The government's move of reaching out for a consensus candidate to succeed President Pranab Mukherjee has given pause to the opposition, which had been scouting for its own candidate. What can divide them further is a name - Sushma Swaraj.

The election for the next President of India, if one is needed, will be held on July 17, and votes will be counted three days later. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.

Sharad Yadav, the senior Janata Dal leader who was seen as belonging on the Congress shortlist for Presidential election, has indicated that there can be consensus if the BJP proposes a candidate who is guided by the Constitution.

Amid brisk-paced political moves on picking the next president of India, as speculation over a vice presidential candidate added to the mix, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today used his characteristic humour to rule himself out.

The BJP is yet to take a decision on its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election, even as the party virtually rejected Shiv Sena's proposal for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to be the ruling combine's nominee. Replying to a question on the NDA's candidate for the Presidential polls in July, BJP President Amit Shah told news channel Aaj Tak in an...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be back in Delhi next week for a meeting of several opposition parties to decide on who they will field for President against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee. But they are unlikely to make an announcement till the NDA names its candidate in a 'Pehle AAP' or you first strategy.

Sharad Pawar has cancelled himself from the opposition's list of potential candidates for the presidential elections, turning down a request from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, his Nationalist Congress Party said.

Nitish Kumar and co are attempting to force a choice on the government by suggesting that it nominate President Pranab Mukherjee for a second term as a consensus candidate of all parties, top sources in the BJP told NDTV, stating that the opposition must respect the situation as it is today.

Pranab Mukherjee believed deeply in the importance of India and the US tackling global challenges together, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said, condoling the death of the former president.

Ram Nath Kovind, who was the former Governor of Bihar won the 2017 presidential election against opposition candidate Meira Kumar, the former Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Mr Kovind got 65.65 per cent of the total votes which totalled 702,044 electoral college votes. Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th President of India.

The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...

Candidates who wish to be president have to deposit Rs 15,000 in cash with the returning officer while filing their nomination papers for the post.

With only weeks to go before a new President replaces Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP pressed ahead with its outreach efforts to allies and opposition. The BJP parliamentary board is likely to meet on Tuesday evening to approve the name of the Presidential candidate of the NDA.

For the upcoming Presidential election, there will be green-coloured ballot papers for members of Parliament and pink for legislators who vote on July 17. In case the NDA and the opposition field their own candidates and none withdraws till July 1 evening, the Election Commission will initiate the process of "final printing" of ballot papers as a c...

BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...

The government's move of reaching out for a consensus candidate to succeed President Pranab Mukherjee has given pause to the opposition, which had been scouting for its own candidate. What can divide them further is a name - Sushma Swaraj.

The election for the next President of India, if one is needed, will be held on July 17, and votes will be counted three days later. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.

Sharad Yadav, the senior Janata Dal leader who was seen as belonging on the Congress shortlist for Presidential election, has indicated that there can be consensus if the BJP proposes a candidate who is guided by the Constitution.

Amid brisk-paced political moves on picking the next president of India, as speculation over a vice presidential candidate added to the mix, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today used his characteristic humour to rule himself out.

The BJP is yet to take a decision on its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election, even as the party virtually rejected Shiv Sena's proposal for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to be the ruling combine's nominee. Replying to a question on the NDA's candidate for the Presidential polls in July, BJP President Amit Shah told news channel Aaj Tak in an...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be back in Delhi next week for a meeting of several opposition parties to decide on who they will field for President against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee. But they are unlikely to make an announcement till the NDA names its candidate in a 'Pehle AAP' or you first strategy.

Sharad Pawar has cancelled himself from the opposition's list of potential candidates for the presidential elections, turning down a request from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, his Nationalist Congress Party said.

Nitish Kumar and co are attempting to force a choice on the government by suggesting that it nominate President Pranab Mukherjee for a second term as a consensus candidate of all parties, top sources in the BJP told NDTV, stating that the opposition must respect the situation as it is today.