With no word yet on its choice of the next President, the ruling BJP, which with its allies is close to the half-way mark in terms of the electoral college strength, constituted a three-member ministerial committee Monday to consult political parties, including the Opposition. The BJP said the committee, comprising Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, will “try to evolve a consensus”. But sources said the consultation process is a formality and a confidence-building measure since the party is not proposing any name during the consultation process.
With no word yet on its choice of the next President, the ruling BJP, which with its allies is close to the half-way mark in terms of the electoral college strength, constituted a three-member ministerial committee Monday to consult political parties, including the Opposition. The BJP said the committee, comprising Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, will “try to evolve a consensus”. But sources said the consultation process is a formality and a confidence-building measure since the party is not proposing any name during the consultation process.