Vice-Presidential Election 2017: NDA holds party executive meeting to discuss candidate
Bharatiya Janata Party held its Parliamentary party executive meeting on Sunday to discuss the NDA candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election
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Bharatiya Janata Party held its Parliamentary party executive meeting on Sunday to discuss the NDA candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election. PTI
NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind is set to get nearly 70 percent of the electoral college votes while UPA candidate Meira Kumar has support of 17 opposition parties. PTI
A total of 95 candidates had filed nominations for the President's post, of which 93 were rejected on various grounds, leaving only Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar in the fray. PTI
According to sources, the NDA is set to get over seven lakh votes in presidential election while the Opposition seems unable to cross four lakh. PTI
Welcoming Ram Nath Kovind to the NDA meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kovind 'in advance', on the eve of presidential election. PTI
The NDA meeting to discuss vice-presidential candidate was attended by all the senior party leaders including the BJP chief Amit Shah. PTI
Sources have said the BJP leadership may announce a “surprise candidate” for the vice-president's post as it did for the president's post. PTI