Pranab Mukherjee, who has been selected as the UPA's presidential nominee, will resign on Sunday as the Union finance minister.

UPA’s Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, with the support of most of the UPA plus JD(U), CPI(M), Forward Bloc and Shiv Sena, now has at least 6.29 lakh assured votes, well beyond the 5,49,442 “m

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will step down on June 26, rather than the previously expected June 24, as he prepares to stand in July's presidential election, a senior member of the ruling Congress Party told Reuters said late on Thursday.

Pinning hopes on 'conscience vote' and his tribal identity, P.A. Sangma on Friday virtually dared UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for a debate ahead of presidential polls, saying democracy needs debate.

Congress on Friday dismissed as a ‘non-starter’ P.A. Sangma's challenge to UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for a debate ahead of the Presidential polls, noting that the President is not supposed to manag

NDA on Thursday got another jolt in the Presidential race with JD(U) becoming the second NDA ally after Shiv Sena to break ranks with BJP to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee.

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Left parties were today divided on the presidential election with CPI(M) and Forward Bloc deciding to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee while the CPI and the RSP opting to abstain from the voting.

Left parties were on Thursday divided on the Presidential election with CPI-M and Forward Bloc deciding to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee while CPI and RSP opting to abstain from the voting.

Battle lines were drawn on Thursday for Presidential poll, which has split NDA and Left front over support for Pranab Mukherjee and P.A. Sangma even as the UPA candidate appears set for a comfortable

Estranged BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee is a ‘suitable man’ for the post of President, but that the party central leade