Addressing a press conference after announcing Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for Vice President, Nadda said efforts are being made to secure a consensus.
The announcement was made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda during a press conference following the party's Parliamentary Board meeting held in the national capital.
The leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc will likely hold a meeting on August 18 to discuss the candidate for the Vice Presidential election, sources said on Tuesday.
Floor leaders of the NDA parties met on Thursday and authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief JP Nadda, who is also Leader of House in Rajya Sabha, to select their candidate for the Vice Presidential election.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) notified the schedule for the election of the Vice President of India. The poll, if contested, will be held between 10 AM and 5 PM on September 9 at the First Floor of the Parliament House, a press note said.
The Election Commission on Friday announced that the polling to elect the Vice President of India will be held on September 9 and the counting will also take place on the same day.
According to an official press note from the ECI, the schedule for the Vice-Presidential election will be announced soon after the completion of preparatory formalities.
National security experts are warning that China may repeat its apparent attempt to target Taiwanese political figures abroad, following revelations of a planned harassing incident during former vice president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim's March 2024 visit to Prague, according to the Taipei Times.
US Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance were received by outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Craig Emhoff at the White House.