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M. Venkaiah Naidu and Rajnath Singh meet Sonia Gandhi on Presidential polls

Parijat Tripathi

• Last Updated: June 16, 2017, 8:34 AM

Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu went at Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s residence today for talks to reach a consensus on a presidential candidate, polling for which is scheduled to take place on July 17.

Singh and Naidu, who are part of the three-member team constituted by Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah for discussion with political parties reached 10 Janpath around 11 a.m. According to sources, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Kharge were also present in the meeting.