presidential polls
- India
Prez Poll: Ailing ex-PM Manmohan Singh came on a wheelchair to cast vote
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday arrived on a wheelchair to cast his vote in the election of the country’s 15th President. The visuals of the 89-year-old senior Congress…
- India
Presidential Poll: Over 99% polling recorded across the country
New Delhi: A total of 11 states and one union territory including Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Sikkim, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu recorded 100 percent voting…
- India
Presidential poll not about two candidates, but ideologies: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: Making his final appeal ahead of the poll scheduled on Monday, Opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that the election is not about the identities of the two…
- India
five Uttar Pradesh MLAs to vote outside state in Prez polls
Lucknow: Five Uttar Pradesh MLAs will vote outside the state during the voting for the country’s new President that takes place on Monday. Brij Bhushan Dubey, Assistant Returning Officer and Special Secretary, Uttar…
- India
Fearing cross-voting, Congress takes extra precaution for Presidential polls
New Delhi: After cross-voting cost in the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana and legislative council elections in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking extra precaution to rally its MLAs for the Presidential polls…
- India
NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu set to get over 60 percent votes in presidential poll
New Delhi: With the support of regional parties like the BJD, the YSR-CP, the BSP, the AIADMK, the TDP, the JD(S), the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Shiv Sena and now the JMM,…
- India
Presidential poll: Draupadi Murmu will get more votes than expected, says Goa CM
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu will get more votes than expected as the BJP has ‘numbers’ in the state at present. Murmu on…
- Politics
BJP offering money for cross-voting in Presidential poll: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday alleged that state’s ruling BJP was trying to woo his party MLAs with offers of big money to vote…
- India
Presidential poll a contest of ideology, say Bihar Oppn leaders
Patna: On BJP-led NDA fielding Droupadi Murmu as its presidential nominee, the opposition leaders on Wednesday asserted that the election is not a question of identity but a contest of ideology. “If…
- India
Shiv Sena to support Draupadi Murmu for President: Thackeray
Mumbai: As anticipated, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday announced that it will support the NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu vis-a-vis the non-BJP Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray made…
- India
Supporting Murmu does not mean supporting BJP: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: After the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray called a meeting in Mumbai on July 11 for presidential elections, party leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday confirmed that there were discussions about NDA’s…
- Telangana
TDP declares support to NDA candidate in Presidential polls
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Monday decided to back NDA’s Presidential candidate Darupadi Murmu. TDP national president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced the decision to…
- India
Murmu to visit Patna on July 5 for presidential poll campaign
Patna: NDA Presidential poll nominee Draupadi Murmu is scheduled to come to Bihar on July 5 for campaigning. Murmu will come and meet with MLAs and MPs of different political parties to…
- India
Politics of symbolism unacceptable: Oppn prez candidate Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: Former union minister Yashwant Sinha filed his nomination on Monday as the common opposition candidate against NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu for the July 18 presidential election, a contest described by…
- Politics
Opposition leaders to meet on Monday ahead of Sinha’s nomination
New Delhi: Ahead of nomination of Yashwant Sinha, the opposition presidential candidate, the leaders of the Opposition parties will be meeting on Monday in Parliament. NCP supremo Sharad Pawar who is firefighting…
