Presidential Election 2017: At Opposition meet, Sonia Gandhi urges members to 'vote their conscience'

[caption id=“attachment_3821653” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India’s next president is all set to be elected on Monday. The contest is between the ruling NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind and UPA’s candidate Meira Kumar. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3821657” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The former Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira is expected to be backed by 17 Opposition parties, including the Congress. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3821661” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said the presidential election scheduled for Monday demands a “vote of conscience” as it represents a clash of ideas and conflict of disparate values. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3821701” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] While addressing a gathering of opposition parties in New Delhi, Sonia introduced presidential and vice presidential nominees, Meira Kumar and Gopalkrishna Gandhi respectively. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3821709” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] While 2180 MLAs and 530 MPs support the NDA candidate, 1,628 MLAs and 232 MPs belonging to 17 Opposition parties back Meira. PTI[/caption]