Congress needs Sharad Pawar as Opposition candidate for Presidential elections, reaches out to NCP leader

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MUMBAI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi needs to suggest NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s title because the united Opposition candidate within the upcoming Presidential Elections. Then again, Pawar has no longer taken any name over the subject.

The Presidential polls is scheduled for July 18 whilst counting will happen on July 21.

Consistent with the extremely positioned resources, senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge just lately met the NCP leader at Silver Oak in Mumbai. 

“On this assembly, Kharge conveyed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s message that NCP leader Sharad Pawar must contest the presidential elections as a united candidate of Opposition towards the BJP candidate. In presidential elections, smaller and regional events, votes are the most important and play a significant function. NCP leader has members of the family around the birthday celebration and he can simply shore up the specified numbers on this election. Then again, Pawar has no longer mentioned sure or no to Congress. As soon as he made up his thoughts, then this determination will probably be towards mentioned birthday celebration and opposition discussion board to take the general name and make a press release,” mentioned a senior Congress chief who was once aware about building.

He additional added that Kharge additionally met Maharashtra leader minister Uddhav Thackeray and mentioned Pawar’s title as a president candidate. 

“Uddhav Thackeray may be sure to peer Sharad Pawar because the president of India. He mentioned that Pawar has 50 years of electoral politics enjoy. He was once leader minister of Maharashtra for 4 occasions and defence minister and agriculture minister. He performed a significant function within the building of Maharashtra and India and he merits this type of coveted publish on the fag finish of his occupation. Thackeray may also dial up different events to garner the make stronger for Pawar in presidential elections,” mentioned the supply asked anonymity.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday mentioned that they’re going to love to make stronger NCP leader because the Presidential candidate. Patole mentioned Congress is able to make stronger the NCP leader. 

“It’s going to be an honour if Marathi manoos is president of India. We now have determined to make stronger NCP leader Sharad Pawar because the presidential candidate,” Patole mentioned. 

Assets mentioned that Aam Aadmi Birthday party leaders additionally met with Pawar they usually have been additionally able to make stronger the latter as a Presidential Election candidate. 

“After Sonia Gandhi’s proposal to Pawar as a candidate for the Presidential polls, West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee had often known as Mr Pawar and prolonged her make stronger. She has additionally promised to rally different regional events in the back of NCP leader,” mentioned the supply asked anonymity.

Pawar has no longer issued any remark about this building.

Then again, his birthday celebration leaders mentioned that they’d be at liberty if the NCP turns into the President of India. 

Senior NCP leader Chagan Bhujbal mentioned that he’ll be more than pleased to peer his birthday celebration supremo in that coveted publish. 

He additionally added that there was once a favorable dialogue occurring within the Opposition entrance to box the NCP leader. 

“If it occurs and  Pawar saheb will get elected, then he would be the happiest individual. I will be able to have a good time this second,” Bhujbal mentioned. 

Curiously, BJP has no longer opened its playing cards but. Significantly, Pawar stocks a excellent courting with High Minister Narendra Modi.