Who will be Opposition’s VP candidate? Key meet today, says Mallikarjun Kharge | Latest News India

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Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s nomination, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick.

Several opposition leaders are likely to meet this evening to discuss the upcoming Vice President elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge told Hindustan Times on Monday.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said Opposition leaders would meet today to discuss the upcoming VP election(Ravi Choudhary/PTI)

The development comes a day after the National Democractic 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 nomination, 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 Radhakrishnan as the NDA’s candidate was taken after “extensive discussions with the NDA partners”, BJP President JP Nadda said on Sunday.

The 68-year-old leader has previously served as the governor of Jharkhand, had additional charge of Telangana and served as the lieutenant governor of Puducherry.

He was announced as the VP candidate days after the post fell vacant following Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation citing health concerns. Elections for the post are scheduled for September 9.