UPA
Pranab Mukherjee is prime candidate for prez polls
Known for his razor sharp intellect and memory and a quintessential congressman, Pranab Mukherjee will make a huge transformation if he wins the presidential race for the high constitutional job capping a 45 year long run in active politics.
Karuna says Kalam means trouble, lands in much more
‘Kalam enraley kalagam’, said DMK chief Karunanidhi, responding to former President Abdul Kalam being mentioned in the Presidential poll.
His statement, which means that Kalam means conflict and con
Firm on Kalam's candidature, the game has just begun : Mamata
Unfazed by the isolation after Congress-led UPA named Pranab Mukherjee as its Presidential nominee, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party remained firm on the candidature
Pranab Mukherjee stepping down to run for president: TV
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will step down on June 24 to contest the presidential election, television channels reported on Friday, clearing the way for a cabinet shakeup at a time when the gove
Prez race: Sonia meets Pranab, other top leaders
With key allies rejecting her choice for President, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was huddled in meetings with senior leaders and allies to zero in on a consensus candidate.
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Will contest if Cong nominates Pranab or Ansari: TMC
Toughening its stand, key UPA constituent Trinamool Congress on Thursday said if Congress names finance minister Pranab Mukherjee or vice president Hamid Ansari as its presidential candidate, it will
Mamata to meet Prime Minister
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday during which the issues of financial package for the state and UPA's Presidential candidate are likely t
BJP floats Murli Manohar Joshi as Vice President in Prez deal with UPA
The BJP is toying with the idea of bargaining for the vice-president’s post with the Congress in return for supporting Pranab Mukherjee veteran Congress leader for Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Sources said t
Prez candidate: 'UPA will take maximum consensus from allies'
The UPA leadership would take the maximum amount of consensus from its allies in selecting the candidate for the post of President, who must carry the conviction and support of as many political parti
Prez poll: Pranab tightlipped on support for his candidature
Amid growing support for him as UPA's presidential candidate, Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday preferred to remain tightlipped on the issue as party's influential MP Adhir Chowdhury remarked that they would
