Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will attend the opposition meeting to decide on the candidature for the presidential election. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Delhi on June 21.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar will preside over the meeting. Last week, Mamata Banerjee A meeting of 17 parties began on 15 June, in which opposition parties also participated. Banerjee was present with Mamata in the meetings.
Banerjee had suggested the names of Abdullah and former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi after Pawar rejected the offer.
Farooq Abdullah on Saturday withdrew his nomination as a potential United Opposition candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, saying he has “too much active politics” ahead of him, and he is looking forward to navigating the union territory through the current “critical turning point”. wish to contribute. ,
The BJP indicated that there are not many contenders, as the opposition has a high probability of losing this election. Sources say that though TMC has taken a stand, they will support whatever name comes from all the opposition parties.
The presidential election is being seen as a litmus test for the opposition, which is trying to show unity in every way.
Under the leadership of TMC, it is being said that Congress is not calling the shots this time. Sources say that the Congress will not put forward any names for now and will support the candidate proposed by the opposition.
According to a PTI report on June 17, fifteen candidates have filed their nominations for the presidential election, out of which the nomination papers of three have been rejected for lack of proper documents.
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