Opposition’s named Former Union Minister Margaret Alva as joint candidate for Vice presidential election

Opposition parties have picked former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva as their joint candidate for the Vice presidential election.

The decision was announced by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar after an all-party meet by the opposition parties in New Delhi.

"17 parties are on board for this unanimous decision. Our collective thinking is Alva will file VP nomination on Tuesday," Sharad Pawar



said.

"We are trying to contact Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal. Last time they supported our joint president candidate," Sharad Pawar news agency PTI.

"We are all together in this election," Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said.

Taking to her official Twitter handle, Margaret Alva thanked the leaders of the opposition for nominating her as the candidate of the joint Opposition for the post of Vice President of India.