Opinion/Commentary
Rashtrapati race is run-up to 2014, so need contest: BJP -
Swaraj Thapa, IE
The BJP is considering the option of fielding its own candidate to succeed President Pratibha Patil. A senior BJP leader indicated on Tuesday that a contest was preferable to consensus — it would keep the BJP at a clear distance from the UPA in a politically polarised situation, and would signal the likely realignment of forces for the real battle in 2014. “It (the presidential election) will be a semifinal of sorts for (the general elections of) 2014,” said the BJP leader. “Why should we endorse a UPA candidate and invite the impression that we are supportive of the government, especially when we have been accusing it of wrongdoing, involvement in scams and a policy paralysis?”
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Election Calendar 2013
Assembly Elections
Madhya Pradesh Before Oct 2013
Chhattisgarh Before Oct 2013
Jammu & Kashmir Before Oct 2013
Rajasthan Before Oct 2013
Delhi Before Oct 2013
International Elections
Iran
Presidential
14th June 2013
Maldives
Presidential
7th Sept 2013
Germany
Chancellor
September 2013
Australia
Parliamentary
14th Sep 2013
