Jayalalithaa Sangma

• Most chief ministers give Home Minister Shushil Kumar Shinde's conference a miss

  Most Chief Ministers today chose to miss a high-level conference, convened to thrash out challenging issues on public order and policing, with only seven state leaders attending it.

• Sangma winds up campaign, meets Jayalalithaa

  Winding up his campaign for the Presidential election, NDA candidate PA Sangma today met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and thanked her for supporting his candidature for the top post.

• Pranab Mukherjee allowed to use bullet-proof government car till presidential poll

  The two candidates who are hoping to be president of India are ready to hit the ground running. Pranab Mukherjee filed his nomination papers today as the candidate of the ruling coalition, the UPA. PA Sangma did the same as the opposition's contender: he's backed by the BJP, and chief ministers Jayalalithaa and Naveen Patnaik.

• Presidential poll: Pranab Mukherjee, PA Sangma to file their nominations today

  The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee is expected to file four sets of nomination papers today at around 11 am. Mr Mukherjee will be contesting the elections against former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, who is backed by the BJP, and two powerful Chief Ministers - Tamil Nadu's J Jayalalithaa and...

• Presidential poll: BJP to try for consensus within NDA on Sangma, say sources

  After former president APJ Abdul Kalam refused to run for President of India against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP core group met late on Monday night at party president Nitin Gadkari's residence on whether to back former speaker PA Sangma, who is contesting the election as the candidate of chief ministers J Jayalalithaa and Naveen Pat...

• Mamata calls Jayalalithaa for support to Kalam; she says back Sangma instead

  An isolated Mamata Banerjee is trying all that she can to garner support for APJ Abdul Kalam as President. The Trinamool Congress chief, on Sunday night, called up AIADMK boss and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, asking her to back Dr Kalam for the country's top job. Ms Jayalalithaa, however, asked Ms Banerjee to support former Lok Sabha s...

• Jayalalithaa steps up campaign for Sangma, speaks to non-Cong leaders

  Lobbying for PA Sangma's candidature for the presidential polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday spoke to BJP leader LK Advani, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and other non-Congress leaders including those from the Left parties.

• Presidential polls: Jayalalithaa seeks support for PA Sangma

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa has asked political parties to back PA Sangma as presidential candidate.

• Jayalalithaa asks political parties to back Sangma for President

  A day after backing former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma's candidature for the Presidency, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked all parties to "rise above political considerations," and support the tribal leader for the top job.

• Jayalalithaa backs PA Sangma for Presidents post

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Thursday joined hands with her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in backing former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma for the President's post.

• Naveen Patnaik, Jayalalithaa back PA Sangma for President

  In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Naveen Patnaik's BJD has said it will back former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma. The Orissa Chief Minister seems to have support from his Tamil Nadu counterpart. J Jayalalithaa is also believed to be backing Mr Sangma's bid for President.