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VP poll: Oppn meet to chalk out strategy, Alva says not afraid of challenge

Leaders of opposition parties on Monday met at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar to chalk out the joint strategy for their vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva

Vice president poll: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankar files nomination

National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

J P Nadda urges UPA allies to support Kisan Putra Dhankar for VP's post

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Sunday urged all the political parties, especially UPA allies to support National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar

Jagdeep Dhankhar vs Margaret Alva: Lawyer vs lawyer in vice-president polls

It is now definite that the post of vice president of India will be held either by NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar or the opposition's Margaret Alva, both lawyers

President accepts resignation of WB Guv Dhankhar, gives charge to Ganesan

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who has been named as the ruling NDA's candidate for the vice presidential election

VP Naidu hosts lunch for governors, LGs; likely successor Dhankhar attends

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday met West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is set to be his successor, at a lunch he hosted for all governors and lieutenant governors here. The Vice President Secretariat shared on Twitter pictures of the two leaders who were seen exchanging pleasantries. The NDA had on Saturday named Dhankhar as its Vice Presidential candidate. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present at the event hosted at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas. Opposition parties on Sunday decided to field former Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva as their joint candidate for the Vice Presidential election. The NDA has a clear edge over the opposition in the election where MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including the nominated ones, vote. The governors and LGs were in the national capital to attend an official event on Saturday, and Naidu decided to host them for a lunch, officials said. Naidu's term ends on August 10 and a new Vice President will take over on August

NDA vice-presidential candidate Dhankhar to file his nomination on Monday

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will file his nomination on Monday.Earlier on Sunday, Dhankhar met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda in Delhi. He also called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.The BJP on Saturday announced the name of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential election.Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday also extended support for Jagdeep Dhankhar in vice-presidential polls. The decision has been taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and sought support for Dhankhar, said official sources.Dhankhar was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal in 2019.Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva has been named as the Opposition's joint candidate for the August 6 vice presidential election.Alva will file her nomination on Tuesday.The Election Commission made .

Shiv Sena to support opposition's vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the party will support the opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva.He added that for the Presidential poll, Sena will lend support to Droupadi Murmu out of "sentiment" as Murmu is a tribal woman and Maharashtra is largely tribal.While talking to ANI, Raut said, "Droupadi Murmu is a woman.. belongs to tribal society..Maharashtra is largely tribal..Many of our MPs and MLAs are tribals..There is a sentiment with Murmu..Our party leaders also have sentiments about Droupadi Murmu, that's why President of Shiv Sena has spoken of supporting Murmu as a candidate, while Shiv Sena will support Margaret Alva as its Vice Presidential candidate."Earlier, soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Vice Presidential candidate, a meeting of Opposition parties was held to decide the opposition's candidate for Vice President.However, Trinamool Congress party supremo Mamata Banerjee and leaders

BJD announces support to Jagdeep Dhankhar in vice-presidential poll

Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has decided to support the NDA's vice presidential nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar, a party leader said Sunday. "After Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to (Odisha chief minister) Naveen babu, it has been decided that the party will support Dhankhar," senior BJD leader Pinaki Misra told PTI. The BJP had Saturday announced West Bengal Governor Dhankhar as the NDA's vice presidential candidate.

Kharge calls Alva better candidate than Dhankhar for vice-prez polls

Congress leader Kharge on Sunday said the joint opposition candidate for Vice-President Margaret Alva is better than the ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Comeback for Gandhi family loyalist Margaret Alva with VP poll nomination

Joint opposition candidate for the August 6 vice presidential election Margaret Alva, a Congress veteran, is not new to comebacks. Barring a brief lull in 2008 triggered by her standoff with Congress President Sonia Gandhi over the issue of family entitlement in ticket distribution, the suave and soft-spoken Alva's career has largely been a dream run. Alva, 80, has a political career spanning over four decades during which she occupied several positions including a five-time Congress MP, a union minister and then governor. Her selection as the VP candidate comes ahead the 2023 Karnataka elections and signals the Opposition's urge to field a candidate described by AICC general secretary communication Jairam Ramesh as "representative of a diverse country". Alva had publicly alleged the "sale of Congress tickets in Karnataka" in 2008 when her son Nivedith's ticket claim was shot down by the then party in charge of the state. Alva had then openly questioned the denial of ticket to her

Vice prez poll: Accept nomination with 'great humility', says Margaret Alva

Joint opposition candidate for the vice presidential election Margaret Alva on Sunday said she accepts with "great humility" her nomination for the August 6 poll

Rivals in VP poll, Dhankhar and Alva have quite a few things in common

The two rivals, Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva, for the chair of vice president also have several things in common: both have been governor, union minister and have a Congress background

NDA names Bengal guv Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice Presidential candidate

BJP parliamentary board meeting was underway earlier in evening to pick the party's candidate for the vice presidential poll

Mamata convenes meeting with TMC MPs to discuss vice president poll plan

The meeting will be held on the evening of July 21 at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata.

BJP parliamentary board meeting underway to pick candidate for V-P polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides BJP chief JP Nadda are among those attending the meeting.

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Congress to start discussions for Oppn candidate for Vice President poll

Congress is all ready to take a step forward this time to find a joint candidate of Opposition parties for the Vice President election, said sources

Nomination process for August 6 vice-presidential election begins

The Election Commission issued notification for the August 6 poll to elect the next vice president, setting in motion the process of filing nomination papers by candidates

Election for Vice President to be held on Aug 6, counting on same day: EC

The notification for the election to decide the successor of M Venkaiah Naidu will be issued on July 5 and the last date for filing of nomination papers will be July 19.