<div><div align="justify">No names were discussed as opposition leaders met to chalk out their presidential poll strategy today as the process started for the filing of nominations for the July 17 election.<br /><br />After the meeting senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the the 10-member opposition panel would meet again to decide on a suitable presidential nominee.<br /><br />The sub-group formed for this purpose met in the chambers of Azad, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.<br /><br />This is the first meeting of the sub-group since its formation a few days ago.<br /><br />Sources said the leaders would discuss names, but await a government initiative in this regard.</div><div align="justify"><br />A three-member government panel comprising senior ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu is slated to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on this issue tomorrow.<br /><br />A united opposition, after several rounds of parleys between leaders of various parties, is hoping to zero in on a "mutually acceptable" presidential candidate with the ruling dispensation.<br /><br />If that does not happen, it is expected to put up a united candidate against the official NDA nominee. <br /></div><br /></div>
<div><div align="justify">No names were discussed as opposition leaders met to chalk out their presidential poll strategy today as the process started for the filing of nominations for the July 17 election.<br /><br />After the meeting senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the the 10-member opposition panel would meet again to decide on a suitable presidential nominee.<br /><br />The sub-group formed for this purpose met in the chambers of Azad, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.<br /><br />This is the first meeting of the sub-group since its formation a few days ago.<br /><br />Sources said the leaders would discuss names, but await a government initiative in this regard.</div><div align="justify"><br />A three-member government panel comprising senior ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu is slated to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on this issue tomorrow.<br /><br />A united opposition, after several rounds of parleys between leaders of various parties, is hoping to zero in on a "mutually acceptable" presidential candidate with the ruling dispensation.<br /><br />If that does not happen, it is expected to put up a united candidate against the official NDA nominee. <br /></div><br /></div>