No Offence, But No, Says BJP On President Pranab's 2nd Term: Sources | Read

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 on Wednesday. For the first time ever, they said, the BJP has a chance to ensure that a political person with no link to the Congress becomes President of the country and, with no offence to President Mukherjee, the ruling party would like a candidate of its choice even if it means a contest. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has the numbers to ensure its nominee wins.