Rashtrapati Bhawan Polls

Narendra Modi, who led BJP to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be sworn in as the Prime Minister at 6 pm today in the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.

Pranab Mukherjee is President-elect. On Wednesday, he will take oath as the 13th President of India. Many years ago, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, he told his sister Annapurna Banerjee wistfully that in his next life he would like to live there. "Why not now?" asked his elder sister. Mr Mukherjee will now live in the world's biggest preside...

APJ Abdul Kalam has said he will decide at the right time whether to contest presidential elections for a second stint in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, but Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee promises that he will contest.

What's the bet Pranab Mukherjee will be the next resident of Rashtrapati Bhawan? Given the current volatility, politicos are not venturing out on that one yet, but bookies are braver; they give Mr Mukherjee the best odds. A whopping Rs 800 crores in betting money is reportedly riding on the Presidential elections.

The BJP has denied a rift with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over who it will support in the election for the next President of India. Mr Kumar runs his government in partnership with the BJP and is a member of the BJP-led coalition, the National Democratic Alliance. The new President will be elected in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term...

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.

The Congress today began the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term expires. No date has been announced yet.

The race for choosing a consensus candidate for Rashtrapati Bhawan is getting hotter. In order to build a consensus for its candidate and garner support from the DMK, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be sending her representative to M Karunanidhi.

With the race for Rashtrapati Bhawan hotting up, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister said today that Vice-President Hamid Ansari should be the next President of India. Sources told NDTV yesterday that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is on the list of probable candidates for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However,...

With the race for Rashtrapati Bhawan hotting up, sources have told NDTV that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is on the list of probable candidates for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The development comes on a day when Samajwadi Party (SP) once again put its weight behind Dr Kalam for the President's post.

The race for Rashtrapati Bhawan is hotting up. A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said a non-political person should be the next President, now the Samajwadi Party has backed him.

Narendra Modi, who led BJP to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be sworn in as the Prime Minister at 6 pm today in the forecourt of the majestic Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.

Pranab Mukherjee is President-elect. On Wednesday, he will take oath as the 13th President of India. Many years ago, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, he told his sister Annapurna Banerjee wistfully that in his next life he would like to live there. "Why not now?" asked his elder sister. Mr Mukherjee will now live in the world's biggest preside...

APJ Abdul Kalam has said he will decide at the right time whether to contest presidential elections for a second stint in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, but Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee promises that he will contest.

What's the bet Pranab Mukherjee will be the next resident of Rashtrapati Bhawan? Given the current volatility, politicos are not venturing out on that one yet, but bookies are braver; they give Mr Mukherjee the best odds. A whopping Rs 800 crores in betting money is reportedly riding on the Presidential elections.

The BJP has denied a rift with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over who it will support in the election for the next President of India. Mr Kumar runs his government in partnership with the BJP and is a member of the BJP-led coalition, the National Democratic Alliance. The new President will be elected in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term...

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.

The Congress today began the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term expires. No date has been announced yet.

The race for choosing a consensus candidate for Rashtrapati Bhawan is getting hotter. In order to build a consensus for its candidate and garner support from the DMK, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be sending her representative to M Karunanidhi.

With the race for Rashtrapati Bhawan hotting up, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister said today that Vice-President Hamid Ansari should be the next President of India. Sources told NDTV yesterday that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is on the list of probable candidates for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However,...

With the race for Rashtrapati Bhawan hotting up, sources have told NDTV that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is on the list of probable candidates for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The development comes on a day when Samajwadi Party (SP) once again put its weight behind Dr Kalam for the President's post.

The race for Rashtrapati Bhawan is hotting up. A day after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said a non-political person should be the next President, now the Samajwadi Party has backed him.