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• Sharad Pawar: man who played a long innings, but could not become PM

  After former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991, the names of Pranab Mukherjee, Sharad Pawar and P V Narasimha Rao were considered by the Congress as the likely replacements. It was Rao who eventually won the race, and he became the country's prime minister after his party cornered the largest number of seats in the Lok Sabha. Mr ...

• In Meghalaya elections, PA Sangma hopes to weave his magic again

  In Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district, former chief minister PA Sangma has been travelling in a bus for the past month to campaign for the upcoming assembly election on February 23. Mr Sangma has been taking this bus, which the locals call the 'Magic Bus', at every public meeting that he has attended in his home district to address large crowd.

• Supreme Court upholds Pranab Mukherjee's election as President

  The Supreme Court today upheld the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President and dismissed former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader PA Sangma's petition against him. The verdict was delivered by a five-judge constitution bench and went 3:2 in favour of Mr Mukherjee.

• Supreme Court verdict on PA Sangma's petition against President Pranab Mukherjee's election on December 5

  PA Sangma, who lost the presidential election, had in his petition argued that Pranab Mukherjee held offices of profit on the date of filing of nomination for the election.

• Supreme Court adjourns Pranab Mukherjee's election case to November 20

  The Supreme Court will now take up hearing former Lok Sabha speaker, PA Sangma's plea challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President, on November 20. On that day, a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir will decide whether a regular hearing is needed in this case or whether it can be dismissed at the preliminary level...

• PA Sangma moves Supreme Court against Pranab Mukherjee's election as President

  Former Lok Sabha Speaker and NDA's presidential candidate PA Sangma has moved Supreme Court challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President. Mr Sangma wants Mr Mukherjee's election set aside because he was holding office of profit on the date of his nomination.

• I wish Pranab Mukherjee success, says PA Sangma

  Congratulating Pranab Mukherjee for winning the presidential poll, opposition candidate Purno Sangma said the nation had lost an opportunity to elevate a tribal candidate to the post of the president.

• Pranab Mukherjee helped by cross voting in Karnataka BJP

  Pranab Mukherjee getting a lion's share of votes in the presidential elections was expected. The BJP-ruled Karnataka giving him giving him more votes than it did PA Sangma was not. But the state has proved to be the BJP's Achilles Heel once again. Massive cross-voting in Karnataka helped Mr Mukherjee get 53 per cent of the vote from that state. He...

• President poll: Here's how MPs and MLAs voted

  Pranab Mukherjee will be the 13th President of India. Sources say he has now crossed the magic mark - 5.25 lakh of the 10.5 lakh total votes, and as soon as counting is over, he shall be officially declared winner.

• President election result today; Pranab Mukherjee all set to win the race to Raisina Hill

  It's the final day of the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The counting of votes for the Presidential elections will take place today and the country will know who will replace Pratibha Patil. The Congress-led UPA has claimed its candidate former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will win around 70 per cent of the votes in the direct contest with PA...

• Mulayam Singh Yadav votes for PA Sangma by mistake, corrects himself

  Mulayam Singh Yadav almost gave the Congress a second jolt today. Like the first, a few weeks ago, it was to do with the presidential elections. Unlike the first, this would have been inadvertent. In a major sidelight, the Samajwadi Party chief reportedly ticked Purno Sangma's name while voting for the next President of India.

• Andhra Pradesh speaker first to vote in presidential poll

  Polling to elect India's new president proceeded smoothly and briskly in the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday with speaker Nadendla Manohar the first to cast his vote.

• President poll: Voting ends, Team Pranab confident

  Pranab Mukherjee, with tilak on his forehead, looked confident as he voted for the next President of India this morning. By his side, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi too voted and were confident that their candidate will move into Rashtrapati Bhavan soon. Mrs Gandhi said as much.

• Pranab Mukherjee is the President already in this university's textbook

  He might not have been formally elected as the President of India, but a university textbook in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli has already declared Pranab Mukherjee as the 14th President of India.

• Presidential poll today; advantage Pranab Mukherjee in contest against PA Sangma

  The stage is all set for the Presidential poll today with UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee going up against former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma. The numbers are heavily stacked in Mr Mukherjee's favour, who whipped coalition partners into shape and quelled scandals as the Congress party's chief firefighter for years.