JMM response to Mukherjee's candidature positive: Cong

July 11, 2012 12:02

Update on the Presidential elections.

A day before UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's Jharkhand visit, the Congress today said chances of JMM President Shibu Soren supporting him are positive, though he has chosen to defer the date of announcement of his choice for the July 19 election.

"I met Shibu Soren and Deputy Chief Minister Hemant Soren last night and their responses were very positive. The JMM is also supporting the UPA at the Centre," AICC spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said.

The JMM has authorised Soren to decide the party's stand on the Presidential poll. The party has 18 MLAs in the Jharkhand Assembly and three MPs. While Mukherjee is scheduled to visit Ranchi tomorrow, his opponent P A Sangma will be here this evening. The BJP with 18 MLAs is having a coalition government with allies JMM, AJSU and JD-U.

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