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NDA names Bihar Guv. Ramnath Kovind as its Presidential nominee
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has announced Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind as its candidate for the upcoming Presidential polls.
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Presidential polls: Candidate's name to be announced before June 23,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday met Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and held discussions over the Presidential election.
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CPI(M) gives Govt. June 20 as 'deadline' to declare Prez candida
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the Opposition will declare its Presidential candidate if ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fails to announce its choice by June 20.
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Presidential polls: Swamy ridicules 'minority party' Congress af
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): With the Congress party seeking for names and consensus over presidential election from the ruling dispensation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said the "minority party" has no right to make such demand names from
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Centre reaches out to Opposition for consensus over presidential polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu have reached out to the Opposition parties to finalise a consensus candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections.
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Presidential poll: Sreedharan says him being possible NDA candidate is spe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 16 (ANI): Former Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan on Friday rejected speculations of him being a possible NDA candidate for next month's presidential poll.
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Rajnath, Naidu meet Sonia to discuss Presidential candidate
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday reached Congress president Sonia Gandhi's house to discuss matters related to next month's presidential election.
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Shiv Sena, BJP 'two faces of one coin': Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): With Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat's name being speculated as the next Presidential candidate, the Congress Party on Thursday while downplaying the same stated that no names have been finalised so far.
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Mohan Bhagwat is ideal candidate for president: Shiv Sena
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], June 14 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is the ideal candidate for president.
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Opposition to huddle today over Presidential polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): With the date of nominating candidates for the upcoming Presidential polls inching closer, the Opposition parties are slated to meet at 4pm here today to deliberate on the same.
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Amit Shah forms committee for talks with opposition on presidential polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday formed a three-member committee for consultations with the opposition over candidates for the upcoming presidential elections scheduled to be held on July 17.
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Twenty four candidates from northeast India clear UPSC exam
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 8 (ANI): Twenty four candidates from northeast India have cleared the 2016 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations.
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