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BJP backs Sangma for presidential election
Thursday June 21, 2012 01:08:33 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday announced its support to
former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma for the presidential
election.
The BJP said it would not support the United Progressive Alliance
(UPA) candidate Pranab Mukherjee since the ruling combine did not
consult the opposition in advance.
"We had two candidates, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (former president) and
Sangma. As Kalamji decided not to contest, so the second one was
Sangma. We all decided P.A. Sangma is the most suitable candidate,
so BJP supports P.A. Sangma as its presidential candidate," said
party leader Sushma Swaraj at a press conference here.
She said the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the BJP,
could not arrive at consensus on presidential candidate as the
Janata Dal (United) and the Shiv Sena could not decide their
candidate.
"BJP decided that if UPA wanted a consensus candidate, they should
have discussed with us, as consensus has a pre-requisite like Atal
Bihari Vajpayee (former prime minister) followed when A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam was nominated as a consensus candidate," Swaraj said.
The announcement comes a day after Sangma resigned from the
Nationalist Congress Party to join the presidential race.
The NCP had decided to support the UPA presidential choice in
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and asked Sangma to follow the
party line or face action for indiscipline.
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