As Pratibha Patil’s term draws to an end, speculation is rife over who will succeed her at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Congress may want to push through its candidate. Or it could join hands with the BJP to sideline regional parties. Who will be the next President with incumbent Pratibha Patil retiring in July? There are no signals that she may be re-nominated. In fact, except for Rajendra Prasad, no other President has got a second term, although some of them would have liked it.