President invites Manmohan to be PM, UPA claims support of 322 MPsMay 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday invited Manmohan Singh to be the next prime minister of India and asked him to advise her on the council of ministers. Claiming the support of 322 MPs, Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi had staked claim to form the next government at a meeting with the president.
Manmohan Singh elected Congress Parliamentary Party leaderMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Manmohan Singh was Tuesday elected as the Congress Parliamentary Party leader, party officials said here. At the meeting of newly elected Congress MPs held at parliament's central hall, Manmohan Singh's name was proposed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Manmohan Singh elected leader of Congress Parliamentary PartyMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Manmohan Singh was Tuesday elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party, with party president Sonia Gandhi saying his record of the last five years was an inspiration for all. Sonia Gandhi proposed Manmohan Singh's name at a meeting of the newly-elected Congress MPs held at parliament's Central Hall.
Sonia, Rahul congratulate Manmohan SinghMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Saturday rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating him as India's ruling coalition was on its way to victory in the Lok Sabha elections. According to sources in the Prime Minister's Office, Manmohan Singh is expected to call on Sonia Gandhi later in the evening when all results of the election are known.
Amar Singh congratulates Manmohan, indicates chances of supporting UPAMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party may after all join the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. SP leader Amar Singh congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the ruling alliance's grand victory in the elections.
Manmohan will be PM if UPA comes to power: CongressApril 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - Rubbishing statements by some UPA partners that the coalition's prime ministerial nominee was still undecided, Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma Friday said the party's choice Manmohan singh would occupy the high post if the alliance comes to power. 'The Congress will lead the UPA government.
PM casts vote in Guwahati, confident of Congress winApril 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cast his vote here Thursday, said a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would form the government at the centre once again. 'The Congress in Assam will win a thumping majority and there will be a Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre,' Manmohan Singh told journalists soon after casting his vote along with his wife Gursharan Kaur.
UPA to decide on PM candidate after polls, says Lalu PrasadApril 21st, 2009 PATNA - Manmohan Singh is not the final choice for prime minister if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) comes back to power, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad asserted Tuesday and said the decision on the top job would be taken only after the elections. Though the Congress has projected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the man for the job if UPA wins the polls, key alliance partner Lalu Prasad said the decision would be taken by all the constituents of the UPA, not just the Congress.
UPA to decide on PM after elections, says Lalu PrasadApril 21st, 2009 PATNA - The Congress may be projecting Manmohan Singh as the next prime minister but United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partner Lalu Prasad Tuesday said the grouping's prime ministerial candidate would be decided only after the elections in consultation with constituent parties. 'UPA is a confederation of secular parties and does not belong only to the Congress.
Better late than never: PM on decision to drop Tytler, SajjanApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after Congress withdrew the candidatures of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said his party is sensitive to the feelings of the Sikh community. 'That the decisions have been reversed shows the sensitivity of the Congress party to the Sikh community.
Pappu Yadav invites PM to contest from BiharMarch 28th, 2009 PATNA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been invited to contest the Lok Sabha election from Bihar by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Pappu Yadav. 'I invite Manmohan Singh, the world's most honest politician, to contest from any seat of Kosi and Purnia region.
Manmohan should fight Lok Sabha to be PM: AdvaniMarch 27th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bharatiya Janata Pary's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani Friday reiterated his call to Manmohan Singh to contest the Lok Sabha polls instead of becoming prime minister as a Rajya Sabha member.
Congress releases manifesto, projects Manmohan as PMMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday projected Manmohan Singh as the next prime minister of the country saying that there could be many candidates for the post but no one matched up to him. 'There can be many candidates for the post of prime minister but nobody stands in front of Manmohan Singh.
Manmohan is PM candidate for UPA: RahulFebruary 13th, 2009 SURAT - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the prime ministerial candidate of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Saturday. 'I have answered this question so many times in the past.
Sonia looks forward to Manmohan's 'continued leadership'February 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said she looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 'continued leadership', amid speculation over the party's prime ministerial candidate ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. 'He has many more years of service both to our party and our country,' Gandhi said in a statement in the latest issue of the Congress mouthpiece Sandesh.
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