POLITICS \\ Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was named the UPA’s presidential candidate last month. The 77-year-old veteran politician’s name was announced by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at a meeting of Congress leaders and its partners DMK, RLD, NCP, NC and IUML. The decision came after a lot of speculation and chaos. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav gave a blow to the Congress after rejecting the proposed Presidential candidates and giving their support to Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. While BJP was busy garnering support for PA Sangma, the Samajwadi Party minutes after the announcement of Pranab Da’s candidature expressed their undisputed support towards him. He gave in his resignation on June 26 and said that it was an “emotional moment” for him. The two presidential candidates have filed in their nominations, however with all the support Pranab Da’s getting the route to the Rashtrapati Bhawan seems like a cakewalk for him.