KCR extends support to Yashwant Sinha in election for President of India

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Telangana chief minister K.Chandrashekar Rao will be backing Yashwant Sinha as the presidential candidate, his son and state minister KT Rama Rao said in a tweet. The former union minister, who had quit the Trinamool Congress as the opposition declared its pick, is set to file his nomination papers on Monday. "President of @trspartyonline Sri KCR Garu has decided to extend support to the candidature of Sri @YashwantSinha Ji in the election for President of India. Along with our Members of Parliament, I will be representing the TRS at the nomination today," KTR said in a tweet. KCR has been holding opposition meetings ahead of the 2024 elections as differences widen between him and the BJP.

Last week, NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu had filed her nomination at the parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top union ministers were present at the time in a show of support. Even as numbers seem to be in favour of Murmu for the July 18 elections, the opposition is ready to make last ditch efforts.

“When we contest an election, we contest to win. When there are two candidates, both cannot win. The situation is different for each candidate. This contest is about principles. We have selected Yashwant Sinha as our common candidate and it is our responsibility to make every effort to ensure his victory. Whatever be the result, we can talk about it later,” Sharad Pawar reportedly said at a meeting on Sunday.

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