Indian Presidential Elections-2012: Finally Mamata U-Turns To Support Pranab!
After ushering in the most bizarre twist to the Indian Presidential
Elections-2012 and after maintaining the most unmitigated suspense over her
party's support Mamata Bannerji, finally, decided to vote for Pranab
Mukherjee--the Presidential candidate nominated by the ruling United
Progressive Alliance (UPA-2). The unstoppable Chief Minister of West Bengal had earlier said that her party, the Trinamool
Congress (TMC), would declare its decision 72 hours before the polling date on
July 19, 2012. And today, with less than 48 hours to go, she informed the press
in Kolkata that her party had no other option but to support Pranab and that
she was doing it to uphold democratic traditions as abstaining from voting
would've amounted to betrayal of the people. If fact, after her Kalam drama
Mamata became helpless as her partner-of-the-day Mulayam Singh Yadav dumped her
the moment Pranab Mukherjee’s name was officially announced. But the firebrand
leader maintained even today that Pranab was a poor choice and Kalam had been
the ideal one.
Anyway, the 'dear sister' had finally come out in favor of her ‘elder
brother' perhaps thus ending the dilemma of the people of West Bengal in being
able now to freely rejoice over the prospect of having the first ever Bengali
President of the country. In the preceding days Mamata had been continuously
approached by both Pranab Mukherjee and the self-styled Presidential candidate
PA Sangma for her precious support. Now, the road for Pranab's landslide
victory is almost clear while PA Sangma would be feeling utterly disappointed
and maybe even let down. The Presidential Poll had become a contest thanks to
the last minute decision of the main national opposition party (BJP) to nominate
PA Sangma.

'Pained' Mamata reiterated again her 'commitment' to oppose the ruling coalition
from within on economic reforms that she did not believe in and true to her
nature she kept the suspense on regarding her support for the Vice-Presidential
candidate. For a change she did not mention the mandatory hours, but only said
there was still enough time! Reports suggest she is most likely to support
Ansari too as the Prime Minister had already requested her.
All set now for the 14th Indian Presidential Elections-2012 on
19th July and the results to be declared on July 22, 2012.
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