New Delhi:
The Aam Aadmi Occasion introduced as we speak that it’s going to again joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha within the July 18 presidential election. The announcement was made by Sanjay Singh, the Rajya Sabha MP of the Aam Aadmi Occasion.
“We have now respect for (NDA candidate) Draupadi Murmu however we are going to assist Yashwant Sinhaji,” he mentioned after a political advisory committee (PAC) assembly of the get together. The AAP is the one non-BJP, non-Congress get together having governments in two states — Delhi and Punjab.
It has 10 Rajya Sabha MPs from the 2 states together with three from Delhi.
Additionally, the get together has a complete 156 MLAs together with 92 in Punjab, 62 in Delhi and two in Goa.
Mr Sinha emerged because the consensus presidential candidate of opposition events, together with the Congress, after NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Nationwide Convention chief Farooq Abdullah opted out of the race.
He’s contesting in opposition to Droupadi Murmu, the candidate chosen by the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance.
Voting for the Presidential ballot will happen on Monday and the counting of votes will happen on July 21.
After getting the assist of some regional events like BJD, YSR Congress, Biju Janata Dal, Bahujan Samaj Occasion, Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiv Sena, the vote share of Ms Murmu has already crossed 60 per cent. It was round 50 per cent on the time of her nomination.
Ms Murmu, 64, if elected, would be the first tribal girl to change into the President of India.
With inputs from PTI