A day earlier than Opposition events meet within the capital to debate their technique for the presidential elections on the behest of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar met the TMC chief in Delhi on Tuesday amid rising hypothesis of him being the presidential candidate from the opposition camp.
Soon after their assembly, Pawar tweeted an image of him with Banerjee and wrote, “Ms. Mamata Banerjee called upon me at my residence in Delhi today. We had a detailed discussion on various issues related to our country.”
Banerjee had invited 22 Opposition leaders to return to a consensus relating to a presidential candidate. “The presidential elections are around the corner, presenting the perfect opportunity for all progressive opposition parties to reconvene and deliberate on the future course of Indian politics,” she wrote. Banerjee is in Delhi for the assembly. However, she determined to go to Pawar at his Delhi residence forward of the massive opposition assembly.
However, earlier at the moment Pawar had dominated himself out of the presidential race. “I am not in the race. I will not be the opposition candidate for the President’s post,” Pawar was quoted by Times of India as saying.
The hypothesis over Pawar as an Opposition candidate for the President elections was set off as early as July 2021, when political strategist Prashant Kishor had met the Maharashtra veteran. Even again then, the NCP chief had dismissed any possibilities of him contesting the elections. “When a single party (the ruling BJP) has more than 300 MPs, what will be the result of the (Presidential) election, I know. I will not be a Presidential candidate,” mentioned Pawar as reported by The Indian Express.
Last week, Pawar’s assembly with senior Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, reportedly with a message from the get together chief Sonia Gandhi, was additionally considered, in a approach, as Congress’ push to call the NCP chief for the upcoming polls. Pawar has been vital in stitching up an opposition entrance towards the PM Modi-led authorities on the Centre. He has been the central determine who’s credited with the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra by sidelining the BJP in a fierce battle that ensued after the elections outcomes, two and half 12 months again.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”