New Delhi sources have stated that all six independent members in the Rajya Sabha are likely to vote for the NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind, giving a boost to the BJP's efforts to get him over two-thirds of the total strength of the electoral college.
It was stated that the some of the members have been supportive of the BJP on most issues; others too have come around to its appeal to vote for Kovind. Meanwhile Rajeev Chandrasekhar, an investor who is part of the NDA in Kerala and Sanjay Dattatraya Kakade, a Maharashtra businessman who has joined the BJP; Subhash Chandra, the Zee Group chairman elected to the Upper House with the BJP's support and industrialist Parimal Nathwani are among the independent MPs in the House.
As per report from sources it was stated that Kovind is currently on
a tour of different states to speak to lawmakers supporting his candidature.
It was also stated that he will fly to Arunachal Pradesh on 6 July, BJP
leaders said, and then visit Nagaland and Manipur the next day to meet MPs and
MLAs from these states and will travel to Madhya Pradesh on 8 July.
