Patnaik, Jaya back PA Sangma for Prez polls
I am not aware of any such
development: Pawar
Bhubhaneswar/Chennai, May 17 (PTI):
Injecting a new element in the Presidential race, regional
parties BJD and AIADMK were today first off the bloc when
they announced their joint support for former Lok Sabha
Speaker P.A Sangma but his own party NCP distanced itself
from his moves.Chief Ministers of Odisha and Tamil Nadu,
Naveen Patnaik and Jayalalithaa, who have lately come
together on issues of federalism and met last week in
Chennai, announced their support to the 65-year-old tribal
leader from north-east."I think Mr Sangma ought to be
candidate for the highest post for the Rashtrapati Bhavan,"
he told reporters in Bhubhaneswar, adding he has had
discussions with Jayalalithaa on the issue.
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