West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gestures as she addresses the media after meeting Congress Party President and chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on June 13, 2012. India's election commission on June 12, 2012 announced July 19 as the date for the country's presidential poll, with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee the leading candidate for the largely ceremonial role.