The country is going to get a new president in July. In such a situation, all eyes are on the names of possible candidates for the post of President from the opposition and the ruling BJP. The BJP may not have opened its cards yet, but so far four names have come out from the opposition side. Meanwhile, a tweet by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha has increased the excitement of the presidential election.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that we (opposition parties) have unanimously decided that Yashwant Sinha will be the common opposition candidate for the presidential election.
The tussle is on for the Presidential candidate from the BJP side. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President JP Nadda met Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday. After this meeting, speculations are being made whether ND is considering to make Naidu a candidate in the presidential election? The meeting of Shah, Singh and Nadda with Naidu assumes significance as the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting is going to take place today.