New Delhi: NDA’s Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday met ailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence here.
Kovind, 71, who was announced as the presidential nominee by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on June 19, called on Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon Marg residence. Kovind was accompanied by his wife.
Following his nomination, Kovind has been meeting several senior BJP leaders. He was once a general secretary of the party.
On Wednesday he met BJP veteran LK Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi here.
Kovind will file his nomination papers on Friday, following which he was expected to reach out to the opposition parties for their support.
The Presidential election is scheduled for July 17.
Meanwhile, the OPS faction of AIADMK has also declared its support for the NDA’s Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.