Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 16, 2022, 08:01 AM
Delhi: Leaders of 17 opposition parties met to reach a consensus on a joint candidate for the presidential election, while senior BJP leader and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met the main opposition leaders, including Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge, TMC's Mamata Banerjee and SP's Akhilesh Yadav. Contacted leaders. The BJP has tasked Rajnath Singh and party chief JP Nadda to consult with other parties to arrive at a consensus on the presidential candidate ahead of the July 18 elections.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Wednesday that even though leaders of 17 opposition parties have appealed to party chief Sharad Pawar to be the joint opposition candidate for the presidential election, Pawar has once again turned down his offer. and urged him to consider some other names in the proposed meeting next week in Delhi. The NCP, part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, also thanked 17 opposition parties for recommending Pawar's name for the presidential election.Leaders of 17 opposition parties, including Congress, Samawad Party, NCP, DMK, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Left, attended a meeting called by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Wednesday. In this meeting, which lasted for about two hours, leaders of several opposition parties had appealed to Sharad Pawar to become the joint candidate of the opposition against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the presidential election.According to media reports, the names that cropped up during the meeting include NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, NK Premachandran and NC chief Farooq Abdullah. There was more discussion in the name of Sharad Pawar and Mamta herself had named him. After this most of the parties unanimously supported his candidature. When Sharad Pawar did not agree, then the Bengal CM again picked up a new name. This time there was talk of making Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi as the candidate. However, no one's name has been stamped yet.With the start of the nomination process for the presidential election, on Wednesday, where the opposition parties churned out some names to field joint candidates in the elections, on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also to agree on this issue. Talks were held with some allies as well as some prominent opposition leaders and leaders of some non-NDA and non-UPA parties.Nadda spoke to National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. Apart from this, he also spoke to National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front (NPF), All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) and some independents. According to information received from sources, Singh also spoke to Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy over phone.Rajnath Singh, during his talk to other opposition parties including Congress, Nationalist Congress, Trinamool Congress, BJD and SP, sought to know their preference regarding the candidate while opposition leaders asked Singh to be the President of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Wanted to know the name of the candidate.Incidentally, Kharge, Banerjee, Pawar and Yadav were part of a meeting called by Mamata Banerjee in the capital Delhi on Wednesday to agree on the name of the presidential candidate for the joint opposition. In this meeting, leaders of several parties requested Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to be the United Opposition's presidential candidate but he once again turned down the offer.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Wednesday that even though leaders of 17 opposition parties have appealed to party chief Sharad Pawar to be the joint opposition candidate for the presidential election, Pawar has once again turned down his offer. and urged him to consider some other names in the proposed meeting next week in Delhi. The NCP, part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, also thanked 17 opposition parties for recommending Pawar's name for the presidential election.Leaders of 17 opposition parties, including Congress, Samawad Party, NCP, DMK, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Left, attended a meeting called by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Wednesday. In this meeting, which lasted for about two hours, leaders of several opposition parties had appealed to Sharad Pawar to become the joint candidate of the opposition against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the presidential election.According to media reports, the names that cropped up during the meeting include NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, NK Premachandran and NC chief Farooq Abdullah. There was more discussion in the name of Sharad Pawar and Mamta herself had named him. After this most of the parties unanimously supported his candidature. When Sharad Pawar did not agree, then the Bengal CM again picked up a new name. This time there was talk of making Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi as the candidate. However, no one's name has been stamped yet.With the start of the nomination process for the presidential election, on Wednesday, where the opposition parties churned out some names to field joint candidates in the elections, on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also to agree on this issue. Talks were held with some allies as well as some prominent opposition leaders and leaders of some non-NDA and non-UPA parties.Nadda spoke to National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. Apart from this, he also spoke to National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front (NPF), All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) and some independents. According to information received from sources, Singh also spoke to Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy over phone.Rajnath Singh, during his talk to other opposition parties including Congress, Nationalist Congress, Trinamool Congress, BJD and SP, sought to know their preference regarding the candidate while opposition leaders asked Singh to be the President of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Wanted to know the name of the candidate.Incidentally, Kharge, Banerjee, Pawar and Yadav were part of a meeting called by Mamata Banerjee in the capital Delhi on Wednesday to agree on the name of the presidential candidate for the joint opposition. In this meeting, leaders of several parties requested Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar to be the United Opposition's presidential candidate but he once again turned down the offer.