Naveen Patnaik backs Sangma as President, gets Jayalalithaa's nod
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Naveen Patnaik backs Sangma as President, gets Jayalalithaa's nod

Bhubaneswar : India | May 17, 2012 at 4:20 AM PDT
Source: Time of India
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Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced his party's support for former Lok Sabha Speaker and senior NCP leader Purno Agitok Sangma as candidate for the President's elections in July. J Jayalalithaa about Sangma's candidature. "The BJD thinks Sangma... FULL ARTICLE AT Time of India
 
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