Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reached out to Opposition leaders including DMK chief MK Stalin, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on the issue of fielding a common candidate for the upcoming presidential poll.
Gandhi has directed Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to hold talks with Opposition parties and build consensus on who should be nominated as candidate for the next President of India, sources said.
A Congress Working Committee member said, “Kharge is tasked by Congress President to find out the mind of non-NDA, non-UPA parties. He will hold meetings with Opposition party leaders and find out the probable names of candidates.”
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