PM arrives at BJP Parl meet on prez candidate
June 19, 2017  12:37
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BJP Parliamentary Board meeting begins at party headquarter in New Delhi. PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah at the meeting apart from all senior leaders of the party.

The presidential elections are on July 17 and the BJP is yet to announce its candidate.  

The BJP has formed a three-member panel to discuss with the Opposition the possibility of a consensus candidate. The partys parliamentary board will take stock of the talks this committee had with opposition leaders.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu have held consultation with allies and the opposition camp. Naidu and Singh have already spoken to Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence.


BJP chief Amit Shah met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Sunday, and Thackeray said his party will take a call only after the name of the candidate is decided.

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