Ram Nath Kovind leading by one lakh votes New Delhi: The counting of votes for the Presidential election was underway here today with the ruling NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind leading by one lakh votes, over Opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar, when we went to the Press. The name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati…
BJP’s coup may send a nice man to Rashtrapathi Bhavan; but questions remain about politics by caste
June 27, 2017By T.J.S. George In political and strategic terms, the BJP leadership staged the equivalent of a coup d’etat when it nominated Ram Nath Kovind for President. The choice killed three birds with one stone. Bird No.1: The Opposition parties’ unity against the ruling dispensation. Not only did Bihar’s Nitish Kumar break rank to support the…
Presidential Polls: Ram Nath Kovind gets Z+ cover, files nomination
June 23, 2017New Delhi: NDA Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind filed his nomination papers this morning for the upcoming election, a day after the former Bihar Governor was given ‘Z+’ and NSG security cover by the Centre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj and Chief Ministers of 20 States…
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is BJP’s Presidential nominee
June 20, 2017New Delhi: The ruling BJP yesterday announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its Presidential candidate. A politically significant choice, Kovind, a senior Dalit leader of the party, belongs to Uttar Pradesh and has been a two-time Rajya Sabha member. To ensure consensus over his candidature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone with…
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