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Congress top brass meets, presidential
nominee likely next week
Friday June 08, 2012 09:12:34 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Amid
indications that Congress could declare its presidential candidate
next week, the party's top leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chief Sonia Gandhi met here Friday to discuss
issues concerning the government.
Congress sources said that the party could declare its
presidential candidate by the middle of next week.
"Announcement of the presidential candidate could be made around
June 15," said a Congress leader, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity.
According to the sources, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's name
continues to be among those in contention though he had moved the
resolution at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting
authorising Gandhi to select the party's candidates for the post
of president and vice president.
Name of Vice President Hamid Ansari is also doing the rounds as a
possible Congress candidate.
Party sources said a dark horse could also emerge as the party's
choice.
The Election Commission is also expected to come out with
notification for presidential election next week.
The Congress has stepped up the process of consultations with
allies on the presidential polls. DMK leaders M.K. Stalin and T.R.
Baalu had met the prime minister and the Congress president
Thursday. The meeting came two days after Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
chief Ajit Singh met Gandhi.
The core committee meeting was held against the backdrop of
government decision to challenge Andhra Pradesh High Court order
that annulled the central government's decision to provide 4.5
percent quota to backward minorities out of the 27 percent
reservation for Other Backward Classes.
It also came a day after the cabinet deferred a decision on the
crucial pension bill after objections from ally Trinamool
Congress.
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