In the presence of other dignitaries, Margaret Alva, a joint opposition candidate for vice president, filed her paperwork for the position on Tuesday. The election for the vice president of India will be held on August 6 to select M. Venkaiah Naidu’s successor when his term ends on August 10. Learn more about the seasoned political comebackist Margaret Alva. She announced her candidacy in front of many opposition leaders, including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of the Congress, Sitaram Yechury of the CPI-M, Sharad Pawar of the NCP, Mallikarjun Kharge of the Rajya Sabha, and Sitaram Yechury of the CPI-M.
Tuesday is the cutoff day for filing nominations for the race for the Vice president of India.
Despite admitting that the election will be difficult, she expressed her desire for the position on Monday. She had also expressed gratitude to the opposing parties for backing her bid.
Ms. Alva, 80, is up against Jagdeep Dhankhar, the former governor of West Bengal who quit when the NDA nominated him on Saturday night.
Ms. Alva, a seasoned Congresswoman and former governor of Rajasthan, won a resounding victory on Sunday to become the nominee for vice president of the unified opposition. Every member of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including those who were nominated, is a voting member of the electoral college that selects the vice president.
