Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approached opposition leaders including DMK chief MK Stalin, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on the issue of fielding a common candidate for the upcoming presidential election.
Sources said Gandhi has directed Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to hold talks with opposition parties and build a consensus on who should be nominated as the candidate for the next President of India.
A member of the Congress Working Committee said, “Kharge has been tasked by the Congress President to find out the minds of non-NDA, non-UPA parties. He will hold a meeting with opposition party leaders and ascertain the probable names of the candidates.” .