The ruling United Progressive Alliance has fielded Mrs. Pratibha Patil as the next president of India. It has been hailed as a turning point in the history of India. For the first time, India is set to have a woman head of state. But her nomination has not helped in bringing the opposition and ruling combination together. Instead, the opposition led by right wing BJP, has started a campaign against her and in favour of its own man, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
At first opposition lost no time in dismissing the nomination of Patil as gimmick and issued statements to halt her candidature. Ms. Patil also made herself subject of intense debate when she made a sweeping remark on Indian Purdah system. Since then Patil has been advised to not speak directly to media. The ruling Congress party dubbed the campaign of opposition as anti-women.
After loosing the first round, the BJP decided to reserve its 33 Per cent seats to women. It is to be seen if this can help them in the second round, where the battle is slated between Patil and Shekhawat.
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