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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'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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.