Ram Nath Kovind wins Presidential poll with 7 lakh votes
New Delhi: The numbers stacked in the favour of NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind, declaring him as 14th President of the country. Securing 65.65 percent of the votes from the Electoral College, Kovind has defeated opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. Former governor...
Prez poll: Counting starts at 11 am, result out at 5 pm
New Delhi: The counting for the presidential election held on Monday would be done today and the name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5 pm. The numbers are stacked in favour of the ruling...
Prez polls: Voting begins across India
New Delhi: So, PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah were the first to cast their vote in Parliament in the Presidential Polls being held today. Voting, which began at 10 am across the country, is underway simultaneously in...
Presidential elections fight between ideologies, not persons: NCP
New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party on Monday said that the Presidential election is a fight between two different ideologies, and not between two persons. Talking to a news agency, NCP leader Tariq Anwar said, "I believe that this fight is...
Would’ve supported if Opposition fielded a non-Congress Prez nominee: JD-U
New Delhi: After the Opposition came down heavily on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for supporting National Democratic Alliance presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, the Janata Dal-United on Monday said they wanted the Opposition to nominate a non-Congress person for...
Country first, not politics, says Ram Nath Kovind after filing nomination
New Delhi: NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind after filing his nomination papers said it was country first, not politics. "Ever since I became governor, I don't belong to any political party. The post of President is above party politics....
Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination papers for India’s 15th president
BJP Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination as the 15th President of India in Parliament House. Present are Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior leaders Lk Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP President Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj,...
Presidential election 2017: Meira Kumar is Opposition candidate
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday June 22, 2017 chose former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against National Democratic Alliance's nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Kumar, a former diplomat and daughter of the late Dalit...
JD-U will back Ram Nath Kovind, says party leader
Patna: Breaking ranks with the Opposition, the JD-U has decided to back NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind for President of India. A JD-U leader told a news agency that Bihar CM and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar had told them the party...
Now, Presidential nominee Kovind gets into the act
NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations in the national capital as he performed asanas at central Delhi's Connaught Place and urged people to take up the traditional practice. Donning a white yoga-themed t-shirt,...
Next President of India: Shiv Sena to back NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind
After keeping everyone guessing Shiv Sena has finally decided to back NDA's pick for President, Ram Nath Kovind. Party Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday confirmed the party's decision to back Kovind as the next President of India. With Shiv Sena's assured...
Ram Nath Kovind for President: Which parties support his candidature and how the scales weigh
New Delhi: When BJP president Amit Shah announced the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA’s presidential candidate, he had said that there was a ‘by-and-large’ consensus within the coalition on the choice. He hoped that the...
With Kovind For President, Amit Shah Checkmate Opposition
First up, an honest confession: I had no clue that the Modi-Shah duo were planning to make Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind the candidate of the ruling coalition for "Mahamahim" (President) of India. Neither did anyone in the media, apparently -...
