'Not the time for ego or anger': Margaret Alva urges Mamata Banerjee for support in VP election
Jul 23, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi: A day after the Trinamool Congress announced its decision to abstain from voting, Margaret Alva, who is the Opposition's consensus candidate for the Vice-President election, urged party chief Mamata Banerjee to drop differences and support her nomination.
Bengal TMC tight-lipped over Jagdeep Dhakhar's VP nomination while BJP leaders hail the decision
Jul 18, 2022, at 12:28 am
Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, which has been at loggerheads with state's governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, has taken a cautious stance and refrained from reacting over his nomination as the vice-president candidate of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
PM Modi calls Venkaiah Naidu "fitting candidate" for VP post
Jul 18, 2017, at 04:19 am
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah formally announced the name of Venkaiah Naidu as the party's nominee for the upcoming vice-presidential poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the decision and said the senior leader is a "fitting candidate" for the office.
Vice-presidential polls: Allies skeptical about next move of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Jul 01, 2017, at 10:10 pm
Patna, Jul 1 (BiharPost/IBNS) : Now that the date of the vice-presidential elections has been announced, all eyes are on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as to what step he takes.