Taking the first formal step in the direction of becoming the first woman President of India, the UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil filed her nomination papers for the Presidential election.
Along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, she submitted the documents to the returning officer and Lok Sabha Secretary-General P.D.T. Achary at the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders Lalu Prasad, Ramvilas Paswan, Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale and T R Balu were also there. Sitaram Yechury, Gurudas Dasgupta and Abani Roy were also present during nomination filing.

Kolkata (Wednesday, Jun 20, 2007)
The Trinamool Congress Supremo, Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended support for President Abdul Kalam for the consecutive term for Presidential post.
Interestingly, The Trinamool Congress is constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which has decided to support Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat for the post of President.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee said, “I am appealing to all parties to consider Mr. Kalam as a candidate,”

After recent disappointed results in Punjab and Uttrakhand assembly elections, it is again huge set