Sharad Pawar Refuses To Run For President At Opposition Meeting: Sources

No other name has been proposed so far. The Congress had no name to suggest, sources said.

Maharashtra leader Sharad Pawar today refused to be the opposition's President candidate, saying he "still has an active political innings" yet.

Sources told NDTV that Mamata Banerjee proposed Sharad Pawar's name for President at the opposition meeting, but he declined, saying "he still has active political innings to play".

No other name has been proposed so far. The Congress had no name to suggest, sources said.

The opposition meeting called by Mamata Banerjee to discuss a joint candidate for the July Presidential election saw five big absentees.