Hyderabad: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind and his rival Meira Kumar would visit Hyderabad this week to drum up support for their candidature from legislators in Telangana for the 17 July polls. While Kumar, the joint opposition candidate, would arrive in Hyderabad on Monday, Kovind’s visit is scheduled for Tuesday. During her day-long visit, Kumar would meet Congress leaders at Gandhi Bhavan, Telangana Congress headquarters, followed by a media conference, according to her schedule released by the party. Kovind, on the other hand, would visit Hyderabad on 4 July, Telangana BJP spokesperson Krishna Sagar Rao said on Sunday. During the day-long visit, he is expected to meet MPs and MLAs of the ruling TRS, opposition BJP and Telangana TDP.

Source: Mint July 02, 2017 09:33 UTC