Who will be Opposition’s Vice President candidate?
Several opposition leaders are likely to meet this evening to discuss the upcoming Vice President elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge told on Monday.
The development comes a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) named CP Radhakrishnan, the governor of Maharashtra, as the party’s pick for the key post.
Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s candidature, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said, “The INDIA alliance leaders have had a few discussions on this matter and I am expecting that there would be consensus and we would hear the decision made public very soon.”
The decision to name CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA’s candidate was taken after “extensive discussions with the NDA partners”, BJP President JP Nadda said on Sunday.
“The opposition leaders conveyed to us that their decision to support the nominee will depend on the candidate…we are hopeful that the VP will be elected by consensus,” Nadda had said.
