The NDA will file its nomination papers on August 20 at 11 am, with around 160 members, including 20 proposers and 20 supporters, expected to be present. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce Radhakrishnan to NDA MPs in a Parliamentary Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday from 9 am to 1
"Nomination of CP Radhakrishnan as NDA's Vice Presidential candidate will be filed on August 20, at 11 am. All NDA floor leaders and members of Parliament will issue signatures," Rijijusaid.
The last date for filing nominations is January 17 (tomorrow), and last date for scrutiny of nomination is January 18, and January 20 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai granted custody parole to Tahir Hussain. The court has also directed to take Tahir Husain to the office of SDM Karawal Nagar for nomination on January 16, and again on January 17 if in case his nomination is not completed on January 16.
Three candidates filed nominations on Tuesday for the as many vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh. TDP candidates Beeda Mastan Rao and Sana Satish Babu, along with BJP candidate R. Krishnayya, submitted their nominations, a press statement said.
Former encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma on Monday announced that his wife, Swikriti Sharma will file the nomination as an independent candidate on the last date of nomination from Andheri East after she wasn't given a ticket by Shiv Sena for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Shiv Sena (UBT) faction leader Aditya Thackeray held a road show and offered his prayers at a temple before filing his nomination from the Worli assembly constituency on Thursday.