Explorer

Venkaiah Naidu is NDA candidate for VP

NEW DELHI: Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu's has been named as the ruling NDA candidate for Vice Presidential poll.  He will file his nomination papers on Tuesday. Naidu was chosen at the BJP Parliamentary board meeting here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior party leaders. BJP National President Amit Shah announced Naidu's name in a press conference after the meeting. The 68-year old Naidu currently holds the portfolios of Information and Broadcasting and Housing and Urban Affairs. The former BJP president is pitted against Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who was chosen by an alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the Congress. Earlier, Naidu had said the party will take the final call on its vice-president candidate. "I'm not aspiring to become anything. Party will finally decide about the candidature," he said. "Right now, all other things are speculations. I will accept whatever the Parliamentary Borad decides," he added. Naidu, 68 and a former BJP President, met Modi and spoke with BJP President Amit Shah, the sources said. Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao's name was also considered for the August 5 contest. The last date for filing nomination papers for the Vice Presidential election is Tuesday. The term of Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is also ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, ends on August 10. An alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the Congress, has already announced Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its candidate for vice presidential poll scheduled for August 15. The electoral college for the election consists of 790 MPs of the two chambers of Parliament. The ruling bloc enjoys an overwhelming majority in the electoral college and BJP has expressed confidence about garnering anywhere between 500 and 550 votes.
View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headline

Mukhtar Ansari Death: UP Court Orders Probe After Son Claims Father 'Poisoned' In Jail — Top Points
Mukhtar Ansari Death: UP Court Orders Probe After Son Claims Father 'Poisoned' In Jail — Top Points
I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar: Here's How Congress, RJD Have Decided To Share Seats After JD-U's Exit
'System Ki Dhajjiyan Uda Rahen Hain': Hardeep Puri Jabs Kejriwal At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024
'System Ki Dhajjiyan Uda Rahen Hain': Hardeep Puri Jabs Kejriwal At ABP Shikhar Sammelan 2024
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
'BJP Should Pay Rs 4,600 Crore': Congress Slams Income Tax Dept, ECI After Getting Rs 1,700-Crore Notice
Advertisement
for smartphones
and tablets

Videos

Kundali Bhagya's PalVeer (Paras Kalnawat & Sana Sayyad) Celebrate One Year Journey TogetherShehzada Dhami & Niti Taylor Shares Instagram Post, Spark Rumours Of A New ShowHot News: Jay Bhanushali Wear's Wife Mahi's Pink Maxi, Daughter Gets EntertainedHot News: Shivani Joshi's Special Birthday Post For Kushal Tandon Is A Testament To True Friendship

Photogallery

Embed widget