Both the ruling party BJP and the opposition party Congress are gearing up for the upcoming Presidential elections on July 17. With the issuance of a notification, the nomination process will begin June 14. The last date for filing nomination is June 28.

BJP president Amit Shah formed a three-member committee which includes Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu and Arun Jaitley. The members as a part of the committee will consult with other political parties regarding the candidate for the elections.

On the other hand, an all-party meeting will be chaired by the opposition party on June 14 to discuss the selection of common candidate. AICC President Sonia Gandhi has initiated the steps to bring the opposition parties on a common platform. A 10-member sub-group was from the members of the Opposition parties. The sub-group will meet on Wednesday and start working towards keeping a check on the ruling party’s moves and shortlisting the candidates. The sub-group consists of Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Kharge, JD-U leader Shard Yadav, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, TMC leader Derek O’Brien, Samajwadi Party’s Ram Gopal Yadav, BSP’s Satish Chandra Mishra, DMK leader R.S. Bharathi and NCP’s Praful Patel.