Vice president election: Opposition candidate Margaret Alva that by supporting the BJP in this election, those several opposition parties and leaders have damaged their own credibility.
Vice president election: Around 93 per cent polling was recorded in the vice presidential election, with more than 50 MPs not exercising their franchise.
Vice President Election 2022: In July 2022, Jagdeep Dhankhar, a Jat leader from Rajasthan with socialist background, was selected as the ruling National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential candidate.
Vice President election 2022: Margaret Alva has been fielded by the Opposition against the ruling NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar, the latest governor of West Bengal, who resigned from the post on July 18.
Vice Presidential Election 2022: Seeking support from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Alva tweeted: "The TMC's decision to abstain from voting in the VP election is disappointing. This isn't the time for 'whataboutery’, ego or anger. This is the time for courage, leadership & unity."
Vice-President election: While NDA nominated former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the election, Opposition parties on Sunday decided to field former Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva as their joint candidate for the poll.
Manipur Governor La. Ganesan has been given the additional charge of West Bengal, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
Vice president election: The Opposition parties on Sunday announced Margaret Alva as their Vice President candidate. Alva is the former governor of Rajasthan.
Opposition party meet: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and others were present in the meeting.
Jagdeep Dhankhar, prior to his present role as the Governor of the state, the 71-year-old has been a noted lawyer, was instrumental in getting OBC status for Jats in Rajasthan and loves to beat his own cappuccino desi-style.
According to sources in the party, soon a meeting will be called for this, but as of now party first wants to reach a consensus to make a list of probable candidates from the Opposition.
During a Vice Presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamal Harris, a fly briefly buzzed around the stage before landing and staying on Pence’s head.
Panneerselvam faction claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought their support for Naidu in the August 5 election.
The prime minister spoke to Palaniswami, who leads the Amma faction of the ruling AIADMK, over the phone and thanked him for supporting the NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
“Given his vast political experience, Venkaiah is fully eligible for the vice president’s post. My heartiest congratulations to him,” Chandrababu said in a statement.
With the support of 406 members of the electoral college, NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu is all set to take over as the next Vice President of India.
BJP today declared Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu as the ruling NDA's nominee for the vice-presidential polls.
Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the opposition’s pick for the post of Vice-President, sources told news agency PTI today
Even as troubles spiral around the Congress-RJD-JD(U) ‘mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar, the Opposition could announce the name of a joint candidate for the vice-president poll following the meeting of non-NDA here today
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