Presidential Election 2017: AP, TN Telangana CMs to be present at Ram Nath Kovind's nomination filing

New Delhi: The chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are expected to be present when NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination papers on Friday. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is in Delhi. [caption id=“attachment_3186516” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of N Chandrababu Naidu. Reuters[/caption] Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi Palaniswami is expected to arrive in New Delhi on Thursday night and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday morning. Soon after the BJP announced Kovind’s name as its candidate for the 17 July presidential election, Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi offered their support. Naidu had said Kovind was the “best selection” for the highest post which also highlighted the NDA’s commitment to downtrodden sections. The TDP is part of the ruling NDA. Rao too offered his support after holding consultations with his party colleagues. Both the factions of the AIADMK, mired in controversies, too offered their support. Sources said Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu spoke to NDA chief ministers and urged them to be present at the time of the filing of nomination by Kovind. Besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi, virtually the entire council of Union ministers, NDA chief ministers and MPs and MLAs from across the country will be among proposers and seconders of his candidature.