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Presidential polls: Nadda, Rajnath to hold talks with other parties
J P Nadda and Rajnath Singh
BJP on Sunday authorised its president J P Nadda and Union minister Rajnath Singh to hold consultations with different political parties
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday authorised its president J P Nadda and Union minister Rajnath Singh to hold consultations with different political parties, including those in the opposition, on the president's election, in what is being seen as an outreach by the ruling party to arrive at a consensus on the choice for the top constitutional post.
The two senior leaders will talk to both ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition United Progressive Alliance (UPA) constituents, besides other political parties as well as independent members, the BJP said in a statement issued by its general secretary Arun Singh. Nadda and Singh will start holding these consultations soon, it added.
The election for the next president will be held on July 18, in which 4,809 electors, including MPs and MLAs, will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind's successor.
