Upa Presidential Candidate

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  Nationalist Congress Party Rubbishes 'Rumours' Of Cross Voting In Presidential Poll

  The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today rubbished "rumours" that some of its MLAs and MPs may have indulged in cross-voting in the presidential election and asserted that the party stands firmly with the UPA candidate Meira Kumar.

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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...

• BJP congratulates Pranab Mukherjee, to probe Karnataka cross-voting

  Congratulating Pranab Mukherjee for his victory in the presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday said it will look into cross-voting from Karnataka where the UPA candidate got more votes than his rival from a party-ruled state.

• Pranab Mukherjee 'relaxed', eagerly awaiting poll results

  UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee had a breakfast of milk and fruits and was relaxed and "eagerly awaiting the outcome" of the vote counting, an aide said on Sunday.

• Presidential poll: The Tamil Nadu echo

  First off the block in naming and backing the two candidates, Tamil Nadu's Dravidian heavyweights have made quite a statement in the race for Rashtrapati Bhavan. But this Presidential election was at best a semi-final. The political significance revolves around the final, which is the next general election. Whether that will be in 2014 or earlier w...

• 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...

• President poll result today, Pranab Mukherjee all set to win the race to Raisina Hill

  UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee is virtually set to become the next President of India today when the counting and declaration of results of the July 19 poll takes place.

• Jagan Mohan Reddy leaves jail to vote in presidential poll

  Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of YSR Congress, was allowed to leave Chanchalguda jail after 38 days, for a short while today, to vote in the presidential elections at the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The MP from Kadapa and his 17 newly-elected MLAs and one MP are voting for the UPA's candidate Pranab Mukherjee, in a decision that has sparked speculation abo...

• Police foil Osmania University students' bid to march towards Andhra Pradesh assembly

  Police on Thursday foiled an attempt to take out a rally to the state assembly by pro-Telangana students of Osmania University who were demanding that legislators from Telangana not vote for United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential election.

• 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.

• DMK formally decides to vote for Pranab Mukherjee

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday held brief interactions with party MPs and MLAs on the issue of the Presidential election for which voting will take place on Thursday.

• President poll: Pranab Mukherjee writes to Mamata Banerjee asking for support

  Pranab Mukherjee, the ruling UPA's candidate for President of India, has written to Mamata Banerjee seeking her support. Ms Banerjee's party, the Trinamool Congress, is the only UPA member which has opposed Mr Mukherjee's candidacy.

• Read Pranab Mukherjee's letter to Mamata Banerjee seeking support for presidential poll

  UPA's presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee wrote a letter to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, seeking her support in the July 19 polls. Here is the letter Mr Mukherjee wrote to Ms Banerjee:

• Presidential poll: Pranab Mukherjee in Jammu and Kashmir to drum up support

  UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday met members of the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition and opposition PDP to drum up support for his bid to enter the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

• BJP to field candidate for vice-president against Hamid Ansari

  The BJP has decided to put up a challenger against UPA's candidate Hamid Ansari for the vice presidential polls, scheduled to take place on August 7. The BJP top brass met this evening at BJP president Nitin Gadkari's residence to finalise its strategy for the elections. BJP leader Ananth Kumar said the party has called for a meeting of the NDA all...