New Delhi: Seeking to intensify consultations with UPA allies to evolve a consensus on Presidential election nominee, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 3.
The Trinamool Congress chief would the be the third UPA ally of Congress who will be discussing on the issue after NCP chief Sharad Pawar and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi.
Pawar had met Gandhi at her residence last week while senior Congress leader AK Antony had a meeting with Karunanidhi in Chennai on Saturday on the Presidential candidate.
Sharad Pawar was understood to have urged the Congress chief on the need for a consensus on the choice.
Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari on Monday said "that in matters related to election or appointment of constitutional heads, Congress has followed a policy that "whatever happens should have the widest possible consensus. Whatever happens should have the largest possible consent."
Tewari, however, disfavoured speculation over names.
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