Next President of India: RSS doesn't contest polls, Naidu tells Yechury
The BJP delegation informed opposition leaders that they would come up with a name by next week.
The RSS does not contest elections was the one line reply that Venkaiah Naidu gave the CPI(M) when asked about a candidate for the next President of India. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Rajnath Singh met with CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury on Friday to hold discussions on the presidential candidate.
During
the
discussions,
Yechury
asked
Naidu
and
Singh
about
the
candidature
of
RSS
chief
Mohan
Bhagwat.
To
this
the
answer
was,
"RSS
does
not
contest
elections."
The
BJP
delegation
informed
opposition
leaders
that
they
would
come
up
with
a
name
by
next
week.
Once
they
finalise
a
name,
they
would
get
back
to
the
opposition
for
another
round
of
discussions.
Electoral College: Here is how the next President of India will be elected
BJP insiders tell OneIndia that they are looking for a consensus candidate. The BJP is confident of winning the elections to be held on July 17 by itself and hence is not opting for a consensus candidate. The candidate would be a BJP person itself the source also said.
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