Presidential election live updates | Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President

Presidential election live updates | Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President

Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint Opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on July 18. Polling began at 10 a.m. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote. The voting process would conclude at 5 p.m. Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs […]

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Presidential polls: AAP throws its lot with Yashwant Sinha

Presidential polls: AAP throws its lot with Yashwant Sinha

The AAP will support opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the presidential Poll, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said after a political advisory committee (PAC) meeting of the party on July 16. Mr. Sinha is in fray for the top constitutional post of the country with Droupadi Murmu, the candidate chosen by the BJP-led National Democratic […]

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Shivpal Yadav declares support for NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu

Shivpal Yadav declares support for NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu

Om Prakash Rajbhar, Shivpal, lone BSP MLA attend dinner hosted by Yogi Adityanath Om Prakash Rajbhar, Shivpal, lone BSP MLA attend dinner hosted by Yogi Adityanath Shivpal Yadav, who heads the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSP-L) and is currently a Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA, on Saturday said he has “decided” to vote for Droupadi Murmu, the […]

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Morning digest: June 24, 2022

Morning digest: June 24, 2022

Rebel Sena leader Shinde says he has support of a ‘national party’ Days after his revolt against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, rebel leader Eknath Shinde on Thursday accepted that the entire operation is supported by a “national party”, without naming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). India reopens Embassy […]

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With Yashwant Sinha on board, the Opposition hopes to bring Nitish Kumar to tilt scales in presidential polls

With Yashwant Sinha on board, the Opposition hopes to bring Nitish Kumar to tilt scales in presidential polls

All eyes on Nitish who in 2012, while he was in NDA, voted for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee and, in 2017 while he was in alliance with RJD, voted for Ramnath Kovind  All eyes on Nitish who in 2012, while he was in NDA, voted for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee and, in 2017 while he […]

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Mamata meets Pawar; Yechury says NCP chief Pawar said no to being Opposition nominee for presidential poll

Mamata meets Pawar; Yechury says NCP chief Pawar said no to being Opposition nominee for presidential poll

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders met NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately on June 14 trying to convince the veteran leader to be the joint Opposition nominee for the presidential election. Mr. Pawar, however, refused, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said after his meeting with him. Mr. Pawar met Mr. Yechury, CPI […]

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