New Delhi: The ruling BJP yesterday announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its Presidential candidate. A politically significant choice, Kovind, a senior Dalit leader of the party, belongs to Uttar Pradesh and has been a two-time Rajya Sabha member.
To ensure consensus over his candidature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh to communicate BJP’s choice to them.






