President Election Process

Presidential polls: Why BJP’s choice of Droupadi Murmu has put Jharkhand Mukti Morcha in a fix

It will be tough for the Hemant Soren-led party to not support Droupadi Murmu, the first tribal woman to be nominated for the top post in India

Explained: How Opposition’s efforts to find candidate for Presidential polls have been unsuccessful

Gopalkrishna Gandhi bowed out of the Presidential polls on Monday, saying there were better options than him. He is the third proposed face by the Opposition to back out of the race after Sharad Pawar and Farooq Abdullah

Presidential polls: Who will forge Opposition unity is the main question

Sharad Pawar knows the Opposition does not have the numbers to win the presidential polls. At least two CMs, Naveen Patnaik and Jaganmohan Reddy, are holding their cards close. And Pawar has no wish to contest just for short-lived visibility and relevance

Firstpost Podcast: How India elects its president

India will indirectly elect a new president on 18 July 2022