The decision was announced by NCP chief Sharad Pawar after an all-party meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi.
“There are 17 parties involved for this unanimous decision. Our collective view is that Alva will file the nomination of the Vice President on Tuesday,” Pawar said.
“It is a privilege and an honor to be nominated as the candidate of the United Opposition for the post of vice president Of India,” Alva tweeted.
Alva, 80, will file her nomination papers on Tuesday, July 19, which is the last date for filing nominations for the August 6 elections.
It is a privilege and an honor to be nominated as the candidate of United Opposition for the post of Vice President… https://t.co/NCoqX4G7b4
— Margaret Alva (@alva_margaret) 1658086000000
“We are trying to contact Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal. Last time they supported our joint presidential candidate,” Pawar said.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said after the announcement that all the opposition parties are together in this election.
Those present included Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh, CPI(M) leaders Sitaram Yechury, CPI’s D Raja and Binoy Vishwam, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, DMK’s TR Balu and Tiruchi Shiva, SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav, MDMK’s Vaiko and TRS. Were. Keshav Rao.
AD Singh of RJD, ET Mohammed Basheer of IMUL and Jose K Mani of Kerala Congress (M) were also present.
Earlier on Saturday, the NDA announced the Governor of West Bengal. Jagdeep Dhankhari Because he is a candidate for the post of Vice President.
BJP President JP Nadda announced Dhankhar as the party and NDA’s candidate for the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6 after the BJP’s parliamentary board backed the 71-year-old Jat leader from Rajasthan.