New Delhi: Union ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Presidential poll as part of the ruling BJP’s outreach to stitch a consensus on the official nominee.

Singh and Naidu arrived at Gandhi’s 10 Janpath residence to help evolve an agreement on the crucial election scheduled for July 17 RPT July 17.

The meeting lasted for 30 minutes. However, it was not immediately known as to what transpired at the meeting.

Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mallikarjun Kharge were also present in the meeting, seen as the first major BJP outreach with the opposition on the significant matter.

The meeting comes barely two days after a sub group of opposition leaders constituted by Gandhi met in Azad’s Parliament chamber to discuss the opposition strategy. The meeting had decided to wait for the government proposal on the matter before taking a further view.

Naidu and Rajnath also called on CPI-M leader Yechuri at CPI-M office in Delhi.

In another development which could be or could not be related to the Presidential election, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat called on the President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.The visit was described as courtesy visit.

BJP national president Amit Shah is in Mumbai where he is scheduled to speak to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray possibly to discuss the Presidential election and NDA’s candidate for the president’s post