In a breaking development, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, on Tuesday, has been selected as the joint Opposition’s candidate for the forthcoming July 18 presidential election.
Making the announcement about the same, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, “We (opposition parties) have unanimously decided that Yashwant Sinha will be the common candidate of the Opposition for the Presidential elections.”
National Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar informed that they are going to file the nomination for the Presidential elections on 27th June at 11.30 AM.
The development comes after he quit Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) party on Tuesday morning.
“I am grateful to Mamata ji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step,” the 84-year-old politician had tweeted.
Meanwhile, the Presidential elections are scheduled on the 18th of July and the results would be announced on the 21st of July.
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