Will it be Gopalkrishna Gandhi vs NDA candidate?

Will it be Gopalkrishna Gandhi vs NDA candidate?
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With the Election Commission setting July 17 date for Presidential election, hectic parleys have started among the political parties to choose a candidate. While the ruling BJP-led NDA has set up a panel to talk to the Opposition to select a consensus candidate, Congress-led 

With the Election Commission setting July 17 date for Presidential election, hectic parleys have started among the political parties to choose a candidate. While the ruling BJP-led NDA has set up a panel to talk to the Opposition to select a consensus candidate, Congress-led

Opposition has already started feelers to its probable candidates. One of the Opposition's shortlisted candidates is former Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi who is also the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. He is a retired IAS officer and a diplomat. Despite choosing a 'Gandhi', the odds may not favour the Opposition.

The BJP committee, comprising Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu for holding consultations with the NDA allies and the Opposition on the issue, met for the first time on Wednesday. Sources said the panel briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter. The sources said the NDA may declare the candidate's name on June 23.

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