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Kalam chapter closed now: Mulayam

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said A.P.J. Abdul Kalam chapter is closed now and his party is supporting Pranab Mukherjee for the post of the President.

"That (Kalam) is a clos

Mamata to take decision with Kalam out of race

With A.P.J. Abdul Kalam opting out of the Presidential race on Monday, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, who proposed his name, would take a decision on it.

"We have just heard that Kalam i

Mukherjee excellent Presidential candidate: Maneka Gandhi

Batting for Pranab Mukherjee as President, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Monday met him and later described him as an 'excellent candidate' for the post and made a strong pitch for a consensus on him.

TMC says it is mentally ready to quit UPA govt

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Pushed on the backfoot after being isolated on the Presidential poll, Trinamool Congress on Monday night sent a terse message to Congress saying it is ‘mentally prepared to quit’ the UPA government if

Opposition split on President contest

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A divided Opposition is still undecided on putting up a joint candidate against UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee.

While the BJD and the AIADMK unilaterally announced the candidature of P.A. Sangma, Trin

Pranab Mukherjee to visit Chennai for votes

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UPA Presidential candidate and Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chennai on June 30 to seek votes, DMK president M. Karunanidhi said Sunday.

“Pranab Mukherjee will visit Chennai on

Mamata to meet party MPs, MLAs, ministers

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting of her party MPS, MLAs besides central and state ministers this evening where she is expected to explain the party's stand on the president

Pranab Mukherjee still dada as NDA divided

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Consensus in favour of Pranab Mukherjee’s presidential election candidature seemed to be growing within the NDA on Saturday with a section of the Opposition alliance saying a contest at this stage wou

Shiv Sena skips crucial NDA meet on prez candidate

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Division in the NDA on the issue of presidential candidate came to the fore with Shiv Sena on Sunday skipping the key meeting of alliance leaders here.

All efforts have been made to console Mamata: Digvijay

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Reflecting his angst over ally Mamata Banerjee's dramatic rejection of UPA's Presidential nominees and her continued defiance, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday said there is a ‘limit’ to which

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