Pranab Presidential Campaign

• 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.

• Presidential polls: Ready to talk to Mamata when she is ready, says Pranab

  Pranab Mukherjee, the ruling UPA's candidate for President of India, is in home-ground Kolkata today to campaign and has said he is ready to talk to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. When she is ready to talk to him, that is.

• See Pranab Mukherjee's letter of resignation as head of Indian Statistical Institute

  Pranab Mukherjee's nomination for President was accepted today as Team Sangma's claim that Mr Mukherjee held an office of profit was rejected. However, the BJP charged that a letter showing Mr Mukherjee had resigned head of the Indian Statistical Institute had a forged signature. Mr Mukherjee's campaign officials said the former Finance Minister h...

• Akhilesh Yadav to host Pranab Mukherjee to lunch on Tuesday

  A lavish spread and a grand welcome awaits Pranab Mukherjee, the ruling United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) presidential candidate, when he arrives in the state capital on Tuesday.

• Fire breaks out at Pranab Mukherjee's meeting venue

  A fire broke out today at Hyderabad's Jubilee Hall, where Pranab Mukherjee held a meeting with Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs as part of his campaign for the July 19 Presidential election.

• Blog: 2G controversy in Pranab's Chennai visit

  Away from the almost mutual admiration society between Pranab da and Karunanidhi and the colourful welcome and grand feast hosted in the UPA Presidential nominee's honour on Saturday, a controversy has erupted over the start of the former Union Finance Minister's campaign in Chennai.

• Blog: Pranab's tainted launch?

  Pranab Mukherjee's Chennai stop to kick start his Presidential campaign is bound to raise many uncomfortable questions. Should the UPA's Presidential candidate launch his campaign at the doorstep of a party Chief whose flock, including his daughter, are accused and were put behind bars for their alleged role in the 2G scam?

• Pranab Mukherjee starts campaign in Chennai, says 'no scope of miracle' in presidential poll

  The Congress-led UPA's candidate for the upcoming presidential polls Pranab Mukherjee reached Chennai today to meet central government's ally, the DMK. Mr Mukherjee, who quit as the country's Finance Minister earlier this week, said that it was 'natural to start (the presidential) campaign with Karunanidhi's blessing.' Mr Mukherjee also added that ...

• Presidential polls: Pranab Mukherjee to campaign in Karnataka on July 1

  UPA's presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee will campaign in Karnataka on July 1st.

• 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.

• Jagan Mohan Reddy video-conferences with court

  Presidential hopeful PA Sangma is busy trying to rally support among political parties for his contest against Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. As part of his campaign, Mr Sangma is trying to meet Andhra Pradesh leader Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is in jail.

• Mamata Banerjee's Facebook campaign for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: Top 5 posts

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is campaigning furiously on Facebook for a new term for Dr APJ Kalam for President of India. Ms Banerjee has rejected Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is the candidate of the UPA, the coalition that she participates in with considerable friction. On Saturday, Ms Banerjee launched a Facebook page in s...