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Prez polls: Shah forms committee for consensus candidate
Published : Jun 12, 2017, 9:36 am IST
Updated : Jun 12, 2017, 9:36 am IST
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New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) BJP President Amit Shah today constituted a three-member committee which will consult political parties -- including the opposition -- to select a consensus candidate for the presidential poll.

New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) BJP President Amit Shah today constituted a three-member committee which will consult political parties -- including the opposition -- to select a consensus candidate for the presidential poll.     

The committee, comprising senior union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu, will hold deliberations with BJP allies and opposition parties for the July 17 presidential election.

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"The committee's mandate is to consult leaders of all political parties for the presidential poll and try to evolve a consensus," a BJP statement said. The last date for filing nominations for the poll is June 28. PTI

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