JDU Not Present At Opposition Meeting On Presidential Poll

JD(U) is supporting the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's candidate Ram Nath Kovind in the presidential elections. In vice-presidential polls, however, it is supporting Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Presenting Meira Kumar and Gopalkrishna Gandhi before lawmakers, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the presidential poll is a fight against "narrow-minded communal vision". The interaction between the opposition lawmakers and the candidates for president and vice president's post took place on Sunday evening - hours before today's Presidential elections.

Legislators and parliamentarians who will vote to elect the country's next President cannot carry their personal pens into the voting room, the Election Commission or EC said.

Gopalkrisna Gandhi, announced today as the unanimous pick for vice presidential candidate by 18 opposition parties, said the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims yesterday that left seven dead and 19 injured and the spate of mob violence across India were manifestations of the same form of hatred. Pitching his candidacy as not against any person or party but one a...

Opposition parties will meet in New Delhi tomorrow to decide on their strategy to put up a joint vice president candidate for the August 5 elections.

Meira Kumar, the opposition's presidential candidate, today said she had respect for her rival NDA contestant Ram Nath Kovind, but the upcoming election was a battle of two ideologies.

The NDA's presidential pick Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said he had discharged his duties as the governor of Bihar with a belief that "everyone was equal, irrespective of religion, caste and region," and which is why he got support from the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a meeting of NDA MPs on July 16, a day ahead of voting in the presidential election.

Meira Kumar, the opposition's presidential nominee, will be addressing Congress MLAs and MPs from Chandigarh in Punjab on July 9.

The NDA presidential nominee assured that there would be no discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, region, religion, sex or geographical location if he is elected the next president of India.

Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar today arrived in her home state Bihar where she interacted with Congress and RJD legislators.

The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party should shed "narrow politcs" and support NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind who hails from Uttar Pradesh, state minister Srikant Sharma said today.

Opposition nominee Meira Kumar today called for an end to "the atmosphere of fear" in the country, while urging lawmakers to vote with their "conscience" in the presidential poll.

Ram Nath Kovind assured the parties supporting him he will uphold the highest esteem of the prestigious office.

The BJP expects cross-voting from opposition ranks, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, in favour of NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. The internal bickering in the Samajwadi Party, some of whose legislators owe allegiance to Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav, coupled with the fact that Mr Kovind is a son of the soil could nudge a section ...

Meira Kumar, the opposition's presidential nominee, today asserted that she was not a "scapegoat" in the upcoming election to the country's top constitutional post as she was fighting for an ideology.

The Opposition's presidential nominee said India is at a crucial juncture today with prevalence of religious intolerance and narrow-mindedness.

Lalu Yadav, whose family is being investigated for corruption by central agencies, today emphatically denied reports that he attempted to "strike a deal" with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley by offering to destabilise the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, which his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) partners.

Meira Kumar, who is running for President of India, says she's not upset with Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, who recently tweeted a video to suggest Ms Kumar, 72, is not president material.

Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today filed another set of nomination papers on behalf of the NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind.

Meira Kumar, the joint opposition's candidate for President filed her nomination papers for the July 17 presidential election on Wednesday that Congress president Sonia Gandhi also called a battle of ideology and principles.

Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar will file her nominations today, the last date for filing of nominations, in the presence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a number of opposition leaders.

The filing of nominations for the July 17 presidential election ends today with 64 papers, including those of NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind, being filed so far.

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu will be accompanying Ram Nath Kovind during his visit to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on July 4.