The NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will be in the Uttar Pradesh capital on Sunday to seek support from elected representatives while preparation in the Assembly is on for smooth conduct of voting, slated for July 17.
A senior Congress leader said the Opposition’s presidential pick Meira Kumar might also pay a visit to Lucknow to seek votes from the electoral college as the party “will not leave any stone unturned” for the election.
“She, in all probability, will be accompanied by AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad and is likely to meet all elected representative, cutting across party affiliations,” he said.
The state, which has the maximum population in the country, has the highest value of each vote in the presidential election. The electoral college includes elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, states, union territories and the NCT region of Delhi.
“The NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will be in the state capital tomorrow and will be going to Uttarakhand the next day,” national general secretary of the BJP Bhupendra Yadav said.
He is likely to meet MPs and MLAs of the BJP, its allies and also leaders of other political parties over dinner, sources said.
