Presidential Elections 2017
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I Shouldn't Talk About Politics In This Responsibility, Says Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today said he should not talk about politics in his new responsibility, but that does not mean he should not raise issues concerning the people.
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Vice-Presidential Election 2017 Poll: Venkaiah Naidu, Other Lawmakers Cast Their Votes
NDA nominee Venkaiah Naidu was among the early lot of MPs who cast their vote to elect the next vice president of the country.
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Hours Before Vice President Election, 16 NDA Lawmakers Get 'Dummy Vote' Wrong
A day before elections for Vice President, lawmakers from the ruling BJP and its allies are attending a workshop on how to vote. The "dummy vote" is being organised at a meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to ensure minimum invalid votes today.
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In Farewell Speech, President Has Message For Government And Opposition
The Indian Constitution represents the "hopes and aspirations of a billion people" and there has to be a balance between change and continuity, President Pranab Mukherjee told an audience of lawmakers who had gathered in Parliament's Central Hall to bid him farewell this evening.
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Ram Nath Kovind Becomes President, PM Modi Hits Rewind With An Old Photo
Minutes after the results of the Presidential elections were declared today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted two group photographs that showed President-elect Ram Nath Kovind and himself. In one, both look much younger. The accompanying text reads: "20 years ago and the present... always been a privilege to know you, President Elect".
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What Modi Has Accomplished With Kovind's Election As President
The Mandal kamandal discourse that dominated Indian politics in the last three decades has finally come full circle with the election of Ram Nath Kovind as the new President of India. This is the first time in Indian history that the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister belong to the Dalit and OBC communities.
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What Got Venkaiah Naidu The Job He Really Wanted
Venkaiah Naidu, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, publicly claimed that he did not want to be "Rashtrapati" (President) or "Uprashtrapati" (Vice-President) but only "Usha Pati" (husband of Usha). But politics is also the art of the unsaid and that was topped by a beaming Naidu indicating that he would be thrilled to be the NDA's pick.
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Presidential Election 2017: AAP MLA HS Phoolka Only One In Punjab Not To Cast Vote
Aam Aadmi Party's HS Phoolka was the only MLA in the 117-member Punjab Assembly not to cast his vote for the presidential election today while in Haryana all the 90 legislators exercised their franchise.
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For Vice President, BJP Picks Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is the BJP's choice for Vice Presidential candidate against Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee.
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Presidential Election: Vote According To Conscience, Arvind Kejriwal Tells Legislators
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejirwal today said MLAs should vote in the presidential poll according to their conscience.
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PM Narendra Modi Was Among The First To Vote As Presidential Elections Began Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote to elect the next president of India in Delhi today.
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PM Modi Leads BJP Meeting, Venkaiah Naidu Front-Runner For Veep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders are meeting to finalise a name for Vice President. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, believed to be the front-runner, said as he headed to the meeting: "I am not aspiring to become anything. Whatever the parliamentary board decides, that is final."
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Presidential Election 2017 Highlights: Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar; Voting Ends
Former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar will face off in the elections to pick India's 14th President.
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Will Be Delighted To Work With Ram Nath Kovind, Says PM Modi In 'Advance' Wishes
A day before voting in the presidential election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind has the support of 40 parties and expressed confidence about his victory.
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Presidential Election 2017: How India's President Is Elected
Legislators and parliamentarians will vote to elect India's next president today. NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind is locked up in a straight fight with Opposition's Meira Kumar in what is billed as a 'Dalit vs Dalit' contest.
_636359250620905621.jpg?downsize=260:195 "For Vice President, BJP Picks Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalkrishna Gandhi")
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I Shouldn't Talk About Politics In This Responsibility, Says Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today said he should not talk about politics in his new responsibility, but that does not mean he should not raise issues concerning the people.
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Vice-Presidential Election 2017 Poll: Venkaiah Naidu, Other Lawmakers Cast Their Votes
NDA nominee Venkaiah Naidu was among the early lot of MPs who cast their vote to elect the next vice president of the country.
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Hours Before Vice President Election, 16 NDA Lawmakers Get 'Dummy Vote' Wrong
A day before elections for Vice President, lawmakers from the ruling BJP and its allies are attending a workshop on how to vote. The "dummy vote" is being organised at a meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), to ensure minimum invalid votes today.
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In Farewell Speech, President Has Message For Government And Opposition
The Indian Constitution represents the "hopes and aspirations of a billion people" and there has to be a balance between change and continuity, President Pranab Mukherjee told an audience of lawmakers who had gathered in Parliament's Central Hall to bid him farewell this evening.
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Ram Nath Kovind Becomes President, PM Modi Hits Rewind With An Old Photo
Minutes after the results of the Presidential elections were declared today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted two group photographs that showed President-elect Ram Nath Kovind and himself. In one, both look much younger. The accompanying text reads: "20 years ago and the present... always been a privilege to know you, President Elect".
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What Modi Has Accomplished With Kovind's Election As President
The Mandal kamandal discourse that dominated Indian politics in the last three decades has finally come full circle with the election of Ram Nath Kovind as the new President of India. This is the first time in Indian history that the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister belong to the Dalit and OBC communities.
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What Got Venkaiah Naidu The Job He Really Wanted
Venkaiah Naidu, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, publicly claimed that he did not want to be "Rashtrapati" (President) or "Uprashtrapati" (Vice-President) but only "Usha Pati" (husband of Usha). But politics is also the art of the unsaid and that was topped by a beaming Naidu indicating that he would be thrilled to be the NDA's pick.
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Presidential Election 2017: AAP MLA HS Phoolka Only One In Punjab Not To Cast Vote
Aam Aadmi Party's HS Phoolka was the only MLA in the 117-member Punjab Assembly not to cast his vote for the presidential election today while in Haryana all the 90 legislators exercised their franchise.
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For Vice President, BJP Picks Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu is the BJP's choice for Vice Presidential candidate against Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition's nominee.
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Presidential Election: Vote According To Conscience, Arvind Kejriwal Tells Legislators
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejirwal today said MLAs should vote in the presidential poll according to their conscience.
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PM Narendra Modi Was Among The First To Vote As Presidential Elections Began Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote to elect the next president of India in Delhi today.
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PM Modi Leads BJP Meeting, Venkaiah Naidu Front-Runner For Veep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders are meeting to finalise a name for Vice President. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, believed to be the front-runner, said as he headed to the meeting: "I am not aspiring to become anything. Whatever the parliamentary board decides, that is final."
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Presidential Election 2017 Highlights: Ram Nath Kovind vs Meira Kumar; Voting Ends
Former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind and former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar will face off in the elections to pick India's 14th President.
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Will Be Delighted To Work With Ram Nath Kovind, Says PM Modi In 'Advance' Wishes
A day before voting in the presidential election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind has the support of 40 parties and expressed confidence about his victory.
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Presidential Election 2017: How India's President Is Elected
Legislators and parliamentarians will vote to elect India's next president today. NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind is locked up in a straight fight with Opposition's Meira Kumar in what is billed as a 'Dalit vs Dalit' contest.
