NDAs presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind on Thursday said the Opposition parties were uselessly put their candidate in the presidential election.
Kovind, who was in Himachal Pradesh for seeking support of State MlAs and MPs, addressed a Press conference saying in the present political scenario, the election for President’s post this time was hardly required.
The Presidential candidate, accompanied by the Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation Venkahia Naidu, addressed media at Solan, after meeting the BJP’s MPs and MlAs at Parwanoo.
Kovind and Naidu were given a warm welcome at Parwanoo by Union Health Minister JP Nadda, former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, state incharge Mangal Pandey and state president Satpal Satti. Most of the MlAs and two MPs Virender Kashyap and Ram Swaroop Sharma were also present in the meeting.
Two independent MlAs Manohar Dhiman from Indora and Balbir Sharma from Chopal came out in support of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind by attending the meeting at Parwanoo.
Naidu claimed that there was no contest for the presidential election and Kovind would come out winner with full support.
Targeting ruling Congress, former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that Kovind would get support from unexpected quarters also.