RJD to decide on presidential candidate on Thursday

New Delhi June 21 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday welcomed its grand alliance partner JD-U s decision to support NDA s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind and said that the party will take a call on the opposition s presidential candidate on June 22.

We have no issues with the Janata Dal-United backing NDA s presidential nominee RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha told IANS.

Jha s remarks came soon after JD-U s Sonbarsha legislator Ratnesh Sada said the party has decided to support Kovind for the July 17 presidential poll.

Jha also said that the party s top leadership will meet on Thursday in the national capital to decide on a nominee.

The RJD and Congress share power with the JD-U in Bihar as part of the Grand Alliance.

--IANS
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