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- Published: June 21, 2022 15:58
New Delhi: Yashwant Sinha has been named as the Opposition candidate for the presidential election on Tuesday.
Speaking on the latest development, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, ”We have unanimously decided that Yashwant Sinha will be the common candidate of the Opposition for the presidential elections.
We (opposition parties) have unanimously decided that Yashwant Sinha will be the common candidate of the Opposition for the Presidential elections: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh pic.twitter.com/lhnfE7Vj8d
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2022
Following the announcement, the Opposition also appealed to the BJP and its allies to support Sinha so the country could have a worthy ‘rashtrapati’.
We appeal to BJP, its allies to support Yashwant Sinha as prez so we can have a worthy ‘rashtrapati’ elected unopposed: oppn statement
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 21, 2022
From West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to congratulate Yashwant Sinha on becoming the consensus candidate.
She also said that Sinha is a man of great honour and acumen. He has every quality to represent our great nation, said Banerjee.
”I would like to congratulate Yashwant Sinha on becoming the consensus candidate, supported by all progressive opposition parties, for the upcoming Presidential Election.”
”A man of great honor and acumen, who would surely uphold the values that represent our great nation!,” wrote West Bengal CM on Twitter.
I would like to congratulate Shri @YashwantSinha on becoming the consensus candidate, supported by all progressive opposition parties, for the upcoming Presidential Election.
A man of great honour and acumen, who would surely uphold the values that represent our great nation!
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 21, 2022
Presidential Election of India 2022
Earlier on June 9, the Election Commission of India announced that the election for the post of President in India will be held on July 18 while the counting of votes will be started on July 21.
The counting of votes will be held under the supervision of the Returning Officer appointed by the EC in New Delhi.
Notably, the current President Ram Nath Kovind’s tenure is set to end on July 24. The last Presidential elections were held on July 17 and the counting of votes took place on July 20.