NDA to finalise nominee for vice president Monday
July 16th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will meet here Monday to finalise its vice presidential candidate.
The meeting comes two days after ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) decided to re-nominate incumbent Hamid Ansari for the post.
BJP, which in a meeting Saturday had decided to fight the vice-presidential elections, will be consulting allies to decide the candidate amid speculation that key ally Janata Dal-United (JD-U) might support Ansari.
The names of BJP leader Jaswant Singh and Najma Heptullah are making rounds as probable vice-presidential candidate choices from the party.
According to sources, to woo ally JD-U, the name of NDA convenor and JD-U Chief Sharad Yadav is also being considered.
Heptullah had unsuccessfully contested for the post against Ansari in 2007.
The JD-U and another NDA ally, Shiv Sena, broke ranks with the BJP to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee for the July 19 presidential poll. However, the Shiv Sena has indicated it will back the NDA candidate for vice president.
The Trinamool Congress, which is on a rough patch with the Congress, has suggested the names of former West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi and freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose’s niece and former Lok Sabha member, Krishna Bose.
The vice presidential elections will be held Aug 7.
- NDA to finalise vice presidential nominee Monday - Jul 15, 2012
- Jaswant Singh as NDA's vice presidential candidate (Lead) - Jul 16, 2012
- BJP for vice presidential contest, to seek NDA nod (Second Lead) - Jul 14, 2012
- BJP to discuss vice presidential poll - Jul 14, 2012
- BJP for vice presidential contest, to seek NDA nod (Lead) - Jul 14, 2012
- Jaswant Singh is NDA's vice presidential candidate (Second Lead) - Jul 16, 2012
- Vice president poll: UPA renominates Ansari, BJP bracing for contest (Roundup) - Jul 15, 2012
- Jaswant Singh is NDA choice for vice president (Roundup) - Jul 16, 2012
- BJP, JD-U to meet on presidential candidate - May 02, 2012
- NDA fails to decide on presidential poll (Lead) - Jun 17, 2012
- BJP, allies will pitch vice presidential candidate (Lead) - Jul 09, 2012
- NDA defers decision on presidential polls (Second Lead) - Jun 17, 2012
- BJP tries to bridge gaps on presidential contest (Lead) - May 02, 2012
- Nitish meets Jaswant, pledges support - Jul 26, 2012
- BJP core group to meet today, allies divided over presidency (Lead) - Jun 16, 2012
Tags: bharatiya janata party, bjp, convenor, freedom fighter, gopal krishna, hamid ansari, lok sabha member, najma heptullah, national democratic alliance, pranab mukherjee, presidential candidate, presidential elections, presidential poll, progressive alliance, rough patch, sharad yadav, subhash chandra bose, trinamool congress, UPA, west bengal