New Delhi: The odds of the opposition parties influencing the choice of the Presidential candidate weakened on Friday with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) too signalling its intent to back the government’s choice. Amma always voted against Congress, so we will follow her footsteps and support the BJP candidate for the President.”He was referring to late former chief ministers M.G. Support from these regional parties will tilt the balance in favour of the NDA, which on its own does not have the numbers. The effort, however, remained inconclusive as the opposition parties want the government to propose a list of names. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he and Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress party leader in the Lok Sabha, were also present at Gandhi’s meeting with Naidu and Singh.

Source: Mint June 16, 2017 15:45 UTC