7 Indian veteran leaders won\\\'t contest Lok Sabha polls
Monday, 31 March 2014
Seven Indian veteran political leaders will not contest upcoming Lok Sabha election. They are president Pranab Mukharjee, prime minister Dr Manmohan sing, finance minister P Chidambaram, agriculture minister Sharad Pawer, defence minister AK Antony and former speakers Shamnath Chaterjee and P. Sangma. Former finance minister and the trouble-shooter of Congress party President Pranab Mukherjee will not be seen with Congress in Lok Sabha Election. Pranab Muharjee would be only untainted figure of the UPA government. He used to play key role while making coalition with other parties. He had won two Lok sabha Election from Jangipur. West Bengal, but now he has moved to Rashtrapati Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh preferred Rajya Sabha nomination during his stay as PM for ten years. People would have expected that he would contest polls but he announced retirement ending the speculations of entering the Lok Sabha fray. Dr. Manmohan Singh had contested only on general election in 1999 . Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently announced that he won\\'t contest Lok Sabha election. He has put his son Karti in his Sivaganaga constituency. Chidambaram started as the finance minister during UPA1 and then sifted to home ministry after 26/11 terror attack replacing Shivraj Patil. He again got the responsibility of finance ministry when Paranab Mukharjee moved to President\\'s House. Nationalist Congress party chief and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar last year announced that he won\\'t be contesting upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Maratha heavyweight has already come to Rajya Sabha after taking retirement from his record holding political career spread over decades. Defence minister AK Antony has decided to keep himself out of the fray. He has been presided defence ministry most of the UPA tenure. Known for his clean image, Antony face sensitive allegations over corruption and coup drama but came out without blot. He has never contested general elections and this time too he will continue his innings in Rajya Sabha, according to a news agency.