Presidential Elections
- India
With no oppn Prez candidate in sight, Rajnath speaks to Mamata, others
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday began the consultation exercise on evolving a consensus name for the presidential election with senior party leader Rajnath Singh speaking to a number of key opposition…
- India
Presidential poll: Opposition decide to field a ‘common candidate’
New Delhi: Opposition leaders, who met in the national capital on Wednesday announced that they have decided to field one consensus candidate for the Presidential poll scheduled to be held on July…
- India
Too premature to comment: Gopal Gandhi on Prez candidate buzz
New Delhi: With his name doing the rounds as a possible choice for the Opposition’s candidate for presidential polls, former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Wednesday said it is “too premature” to…
- India
Sharad Pawar turns down offer to be opposition’s Presidential candidate
NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar turned down West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s offer to be the opposition’s presidential candidate. He made the decision official at a meeting of opposition parties on Wednesday.…
- India
17 parties attend opposition meeting on presidential poll; AAP, TRS, BJD skip
New Delhi: A crucial meeting of opposition parties convened by Mamata Banerjee to build consensus on fielding a joint candidate against the NDA in the presidential election began here on Wednesday with…
- India
Mamata Banerjee meets Sharad Pawar ahead of presidential election
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders met NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately on Tuesday trying to convince the veteran leader to be the joint opposition nominee for…
- India
EVMs not designed for presidential poll voting system
New Delhi: Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President…
- India
Sonia Gandhi reaches out to Sharad Pawar, Mamata over Prez poll
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi reached out to NCP chief Sharad Pawar and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders over the upcoming Presidential election. She met various…
- India
Mamata convenes meeting of opposition leaders, CMs on upcoming presidential poll
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a meeting on June 15 convened by her in New Delhi to prepare a joint…
- India
Ahead of President election, Rajya Sabha poll result boost for BJP
New Delhi: The BJP’s strength in state assemblies suggested that the party could retain only 20 of the 24 Rajya Sabha seats it held in the biennial polls for 57 seats but…
- News
ECI announces election for next President of India on July 18
New Delhi: Election for the next President of India will be held on July 18 and counting of votes will take place on July 21. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday…
- India
Presidential election 2022: No less than a challenge to BJP
New Delhi: As the tenure of the current President of India Ram Nath Kovind is going to end on July 24, 2022, the next presidential election will be held soon. However, the…
- World
Late dictator’s son set to become Philippines’ 17th President
Ferdinand Marcos Junior, the son of late Philippines dictator Fedinand Marcos on Tuesday won the country’s presidential elections. Junior won the elections as voters dissed the warning that the man’s rise to…
- World
France to choose between Macron, Le Pen in presidential face-off
Paris: On Sunday, French voters will choose between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the run-off vote to elect a new leader following a divisive campaign. In…
- Middle East
Iraq’s parliament postpones Presidential vote to March 30
Baghdad: Iraq’s Parliament has decided to postpone the vote on a new President to March 30 after failing to reach a quorum due to political disputes among parliamentary political blocs, a state-run…
