Presidential Polls: Mamata to meet Sonia Gandhi today - NewsX

Presidential poll consultations within the UPA are set to move to the next level, with key ally Mamata Banerjee's scheduled meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday indicating that the alliance may finally come out with specific names. This comes on the heels of the Election Commission on Tuesday announcing the election schedule (see box), according to which voting will take on July 19 and counting on July 22 - two days before incumbent Pratibha Patil's term gets over.The day also saw finance minister Pranab Mukherjee - widely considered the frontrunner - cancelling an official trip to London slated for the third week of July, after earlier putting off a June 13-15 visit to Kabul.For more log onto - http://alpha.newsx.com