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Don't Know Why New Congress Chief Not Chosen Yet, Says Salman Khurshid
Congress leader Salman Khurshid today called for immediate action to choose the next party president in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's resignation after the BJP's emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha elections. He also insisted that the party's top leadership conduct internal elections for the purpose.
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Meira Kumar: Former Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Presidential Candidate
The Opposition has pitched Congress's Meira Kumar against former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, forcing an election to choose the next President of India. The election will be held on July 17. Ms Kumar, from Bihar, is the daughter of Jagjivan Ram, the freedom fighter, Dalit leader and former deputy Prime Minister. The 72-year-old is a veteran poli...
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Vice-President elections: Hamid Ansari appears set for second term as voting begins
Voting to elect the country's 14th Vice President began on Tuesday with MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's Hamid Ansari and NDA's Jaswant Singh.
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President Pranab? Consensus builds, he reaches out to 'sister' Mamata
Pranab Mukherjee may find the last leg of his journey to Rashtrapati Bhavan surprisingly easy - he's within striking distance of being elected unopposed. At a meeting this evening at the Prime Minister's house, the UPA finally declared Mr Mukherjee as its candidate for President of India. An hour later, the must-have support of Mulayam Singh Yadav ...
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UPA picks Pranab Mukherjee for president, will Mamata quit?
It is finally official. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will run for President as the ruling UPA's candidate. His candidacy was ratified at a meeting of the Congress's allies at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 7 Race Course Road residence today.
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Don't Know Why New Congress Chief Not Chosen Yet, Says Salman Khurshid
Congress leader Salman Khurshid today called for immediate action to choose the next party president in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's resignation after the BJP's emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha elections. He also insisted that the party's top leadership conduct internal elections for the purpose.
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Meira Kumar: Former Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Presidential Candidate
The Opposition has pitched Congress's Meira Kumar against former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, forcing an election to choose the next President of India. The election will be held on July 17. Ms Kumar, from Bihar, is the daughter of Jagjivan Ram, the freedom fighter, Dalit leader and former deputy Prime Minister. The 72-year-old is a veteran poli...
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Vice-President elections: Hamid Ansari appears set for second term as voting begins
Voting to elect the country's 14th Vice President began on Tuesday with MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's Hamid Ansari and NDA's Jaswant Singh.
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President Pranab? Consensus builds, he reaches out to 'sister' Mamata
Pranab Mukherjee may find the last leg of his journey to Rashtrapati Bhavan surprisingly easy - he's within striking distance of being elected unopposed. At a meeting this evening at the Prime Minister's house, the UPA finally declared Mr Mukherjee as its candidate for President of India. An hour later, the must-have support of Mulayam Singh Yadav ...
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UPA picks Pranab Mukherjee for president, will Mamata quit?
It is finally official. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will run for President as the ruling UPA's candidate. His candidacy was ratified at a meeting of the Congress's allies at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 7 Race Course Road residence today.
