Congress sees in Presidential poll a chance to forge new friendships outside UPA

In Congress circles, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s asking the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership to name a Prime Ministerial candidate with secular credentials before the next general elections in 2014 is not just being viewed with approbation; in fact, since it comes hot on the heels of Mr. Kumar indicating that the Janata Dal-United is willing to break ranks with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and vote for the Congress’ candidate for Rashtrapati Bhavan, it is being viewed as an opportunity.

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