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LIVE CHAT: So who will be the next President?

Political observer Dilliwala will talk about why this Presidential elections are all important and just who will get the job in the end.

With Mamata Banerjee and Mulayam Singh Yadav virtually sounding the bugle of revolt against the Congress party's choice of presidential candidates, the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan has become complex, confusing, and, riveting.

How will the Congress party handle the challenge posed by its putative ally, the Trinamool Congress? What's behind the calculations of the Mulayam-Mamata duo in naming the prime minister as their choice for President? What is the impact of this near-revolt on the government, and on governance?

Reading the tea-leaves and making sense of a totally bizarre presidential poll process thus far is political commentator Dilliwala, on the Rediff Chat, at 3 pm IST, June 15, 2012.

So log in to the chat and find out -- Kaun Banega President!