Presidential Election 2022

Presidential Election 2022: PM Modi's address to the House

Voting for Presidential Election 2022 will start from 10 am today (Monday) till 5 pm. NDA's candidate Draupadi Murmu is being challenged by the joint candidate of the opposition Yashwant Sinha.

Jul 18, 2022, 10:50 AM IST

Namaste India: Draupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha, who will prevail over whom?

Voting for Presidential Election 2022 will start from 10 am today (Monday) till 5 pm. NDA's candidate Draupadi Murmu is being challenged by the joint candidate of the opposition Yashwant Sinha.

Jul 18, 2022, 10:14 AM IST

BJP leader Sultana Khan attacked in Mumbai with sharp weapon video surfaced

Sultana Khan Attacked: BJP leader's husband told that he was going to meet a doctor along with his wife at around 11.15 pm in Mira Road area. Then two bike riders came and parked the motorcycle in front of the car. He abused and then attacked his wife Sultana with a sharp weapon.

 
 

Jul 18, 2022, 09:58 AM IST

Jagdeep Dhankhar to be NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President. This decision was taken in the BJP Parliament Board meeting. Party's national president JP Nadda gave this information by holding a press conference.

Jul 16, 2022, 21:02 PM IST

Presidential election 2022: Days after JMM announces support for Draupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha meets Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

Presidential election 2022: On July 14, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren put an end to the suspense and declared support for NDA presidential nominee Draupadi Murmu over Opposition pick Yashwant Sinha. 

Jul 16, 2022, 20:04 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee is 'anti-tribal community...': BJP posters make EXPLOSIVE claim

According to a Twitter post by news agency ANI, posters calling Mamata Banerjee "anti-tribal community" are being put up by BJP in the state of Bengal. The poster also shows NDA's Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi. 

Jul 16, 2022, 16:22 PM IST

Presidential election 2022: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar refused to pick my call, reveals Yashwant Sinha

Presidential election 2022: "After I was declared the Presidential candidate by the opposition, I tried to call up Nitish Kumar a number of times. He never answered, perhaps thinking I do not enjoy the status to be worthy of his time", said Yashwant Sinha. 

Jul 15, 2022, 22:57 PM IST

Maharashtra Politics: 'Who has time to take oath? After...', BIG update on cabinet expansion of Eknath Shinde govt

Maharashtra Politics: Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Devendra Fadnavis as the Deputy Chief Minister on June 30 and they are the only cabinet members at present.

Jul 15, 2022, 16:48 PM IST

Presidential election 2022: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to support NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu over Opposition’s pick Yashwant Sinha

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha was in a dilemma whether to back the "son of the soil" Yashwant Sinha or "fellow tribal" Draupadi Murmu, analysts said.

Jul 14, 2022, 23:46 PM IST

Presidential election 2022: TOP Congress leader supports Draupadi Murmu, REMINDS Sonia Gandhi 'From Pandit Motilal Nehru...'

Presidential Election 2022: There has been a stir in politics due to the tweet of senior leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam. In fact, on Wednesday night, senior Congress leader Pramod Krishnam tweeted that 'From Pandit Motilal Nehru till today, the Congress has always stood with the exploited, deprived and tribals."

Jul 14, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

'Two Govts should keep in touch, IF...', Mamata Banerjee makes SIGNIFICANT remark after meeting Himanta Biswa Sarma

Presidential Election 2022: According to a section of the political circles, it cannot be a co-incidence. If there is smoke, there is more possibility of fire. If the discussion had taken place in the house for two and a half hours, it would have been about the presidential election for sure. However, its authenticity has not been officially acknowledged.

Jul 14, 2022, 09:33 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee 'DUMPS' Yashwant Sinha? Read the real reason behind Didi's BIG U-Turn

This is not the first time that Mamata Banerjee has changed her stand in the presidential election. Nearly a decade ago in 2012, the Trinamool Congress chief had demanded another term for APJ Abdul Kalam. But Abdul Kalam had made a condition that if all the parties agreed to his candidature, then only he would again become a candidate in the presidential election. In such a situation, Mamata Banerjee supported Congress candidate Pranab Mukherjee.

Jul 13, 2022, 10:52 AM IST

Shiv Sena Crisis: Only 10-12 MPs reached Matoshree so far, BIG 'Test' for Uddhav Thackeray amid Maharashtra political row

Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting of Shiv Sena MPs today. The main agenda of the meeting is to discuss whether to support someone in the presidential election or not? However, this meeting is being considered very important amid the discussions of many Shiv Sena MPs going with the Shinde faction.

Jul 11, 2022, 14:03 PM IST

Shivpal Yadav's jabs Akhilesh Yadav for 'political immaturity', day after dinner with Yogi Adityanath

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav, who had patched up with his nephew ahead of the Assembly polls on Saturday said that the SP was weakening and several of its leaders were quitting due to the "political immaturity" of Akhilesh Yadav.

Jul 09, 2022, 17:14 PM IST

'Presidential candidate could have been unanimously nominated, IF...', Yashwant Sinha supports Mamata Banerjee

Earlier, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that the opposition could have considered NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu if the BJP had discussed it with them before announcing it.

Jul 09, 2022, 13:20 PM IST

'Will wait for divorce from Akhilesh Yadav...': Why Samajwadi Party ally said this

"Akhilesh Yadav might have forgotten about me, so he didn't call me," the SBSP chief quipped.

Jul 08, 2022, 16:47 PM IST

BJP national executive meeting: PM Modi hails Murmu’s candidature for presidential polls, calls it ‘historic’

PM Narendra Modi also told the members of the BJP national executive that it was an honour for the country to have its first tribal woman president if Droupadi Murmu is elected in the July 18 presidential polls, ANI sources reported. 

Jul 03, 2022, 15:34 PM IST

Presidential Polls 2022: 'Will Mamata Banerjee dump Yashwant Sinha for Draupadi Murmu...' WHY BJP's Amit Malviya said this

The West Bengal CM on Friday said that because of developments in Maharashtra, Murmu's chances of winning have become better. Banerjee further said that the opposition could have considered Murmu's name if BJP had discussed it with them before announcing it.

Jul 02, 2022, 13:39 PM IST

Country does not need a ‘silent’ President, says Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha, the Opposition's candidate for Presidential polls, said, "I believe today we do not need a silent president who gets elected to the post but does not discharge constitutional obligations. The president has the right to give suggestions to the government but if he or she is a puppet in the hands of the prime minister, then he or she will not do it."

Jul 01, 2022, 22:30 PM IST

'It's not Draupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha but HATRED vs...', Rahul Gandhi on Presidential polls 2022

Presidential Election 2022: Yashwant Sinha filed his nomination in the presence of a host of leaders including Rahul Gandhi himself, Sharad Pawar, and Akhilesh Yadav and Farooq Abdullah on Monday, ANI reported.

Jun 27, 2022, 16:51 PM IST