Presidential Election 2017
Presidential Election 2017 News

Six Tripura MLAs, sacked by TMC for defying party and voting for Ram Nath Kovind, join BJP
Sudip Roy Barman, Ashish KR Saha, Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl, Biswa Bandhu Sen, Pranjit Singh Roy and Dilip Sarkar have quit TMC to BJP

Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu's win marks victory of common people, says Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday congratulated M Venkaiah Naidu on being elected the next vice-president of the country.

Nitish Kumar ends alliance with Lalu Prasad: Sustaining Mahagathbandhan has never been easy
There have been many instances in the past which may have led up to this point of conflict between Kumar and Prasad.

As Arvind Kejriwal chooses silence over action, AAP is a shadow of its former anarchist self
As senior advocate Ram Jethmalani quit as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's counsel in the defamation case, it is evident that Kejriwal is in the middle of another controversy.

Ram Nath Kovind to be 14th President of India: Here is how swearing-in ceremony takes place
Ram Nath Kovind will be sworn in as the President of India by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar in the Central Hall of Parliament on 25 July

Shankersinh Vaghela's exit spells doom for Congress in Gujarat; party may be looking at another poll disaster
Shankersinh Vaghela exit from Congress is another manifestation of Rahul Gandhi's style of functioning where he cares less for leaders of mass connect in the party

Dalai Lama congratulates Ram Nath Kovind, hopes President-elect will consolidate India's strengths
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his election and said he hopes the President-elect will consolidate India's strengths.

From Kanpur to Raisina Hills; Ram Nath Kovind elected as India's 14th president
NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the 14th President of India after receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country's lawmakers.

Meira Kumar's loss has a silver lining: Oppn candidate got highest vote share for losing candidate
However, the only losing candidate to have come closest to Kumar's record was former Chief Justice of India Koka Subba Rao in 1967

Ram Nath Kovind is President-elect: Cross-voting in West Bengal got NDA-nominee additional seven votes
The ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Congress and CPM on Thursday engaged in a blame game over cross voting that took place in West Bengal during the presidential poll

Presidential poll 2017: Cross-voting in Maharashtra as Kovind gets votes from 23 additional MLAs
At least six MLAs of the Congress and the NCP in the Maharashtra Assembly seem to have voted for Ram Nath Kovind in the presidential poll.

Presidential Election 2017 results: Left parties congratulate Ram Nath Kovind, praise Meira Kumar for 'a spirited fight'
The Left parties on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his victory in the presidential poll against the joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar.

Presidential Election 2017: Twitterati hail Kovind's win; BJP, Congress, RJD congratulate president-elect
After Thursday's much-anticipated win, leaders of different hue flocked to Twitter to congratulate president-elect Ram Nath Kovind.

Presidential Election 2017 Results: N Chandrababu Naidu, YS Jaganmohan Reddy congratulate Kovind
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and leader of Opposition YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his election as the 14th President of India.

Presidential Election 2017 Results: BJP workers, artists across the country celebrate Ram Nath Kovind's victory
BJP workers, artists celebrated Ram Nath Kovind's victory across the country on Thursday.

Ram Nath Kovind elected as India's 14th president, to be sworn in on 25 July
NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected as the 14th President of India after receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country's lawmakers.

Presidential Election 2017 results: Ram Nath Kovind will add to prestige of President's post, says Raosaheb Danve
President-elect Ram Nath Kovind will add to the prestige of India's top constitutional post, Maharashtra BJP president Raosaheb Danve said in Mumbai.

Presidential Election 2017 results: Palaniswamy, Panneerselvam express 'great joy' at Ram Nath Kovind's win
Palaniswami congratulated Kovind for his "resounding victory."

Yogi Adityanath congratulates Ram Nath Kovind on being President-elect, says honour of India will be restored
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday congratulated NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind on being elected the next President of India.

Presidential Election 2017 results: Mamata Banerjee congratulates president-elect Ram Nath Kovind
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind for winning the presidential election defeating opposition's candidate Meira Kumar.