NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind (File) NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind (File)NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday met Puducherry legislators and the lone Lok Sabha member from the Union Territory, who assured support for his candidature. Puducherry-based All India NR Congress chief N Rangasamy and his party legislators met Kovind at a hotel in Chennai. Also, BJP’s lone legislator from Kerala and veteran party leader O Rajagopal took part in the meeting to drum up support for Kovind. Kovind, 71, arrived here this morning from New Delhi and was accorded a warm reception by Tamil Nadu BJP leaders at the airport. The NDA presidential nominee is also scheduled to seek support from the AIADMK factions led by former chief minister O Panneerselvam and Chief Minister K Palaniswami later in the day.

Source: Indian Express July 01, 2017 12:56 UTC