The NDA was hopeful of enlarging support for its presidential nominee with sections of the opposition like Samajwadi Party and NCP indicating that a "credible candidate" who is not a saffron hardliner could be acceptable as the next occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The NDA candidate, who will be announced before PM Narendra Modi departs for the US on June 24, is likely to be an experienced politician with parliamentary experience, political sources indicated. The possibility of a non-political person as nominee is being ruled out.
The NDA was hopeful of enlarging support for its presidential nominee with sections of the opposition like Samajwadi Party and NCP indicating that a "credible candidate" who is not a saffron hardliner could be acceptable as the next occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The NDA candidate, who will be announced before PM Narendra Modi departs for the US on June 24, is likely to be an experienced politician with parliamentary experience, political sources indicated. The possibility of a non-political person as nominee is being ruled out.