The Vice-Presidential elections will be held on August 6 — days after the Presidential election on July 18.
Ex-Union minister Margaret Alva is the Opposition’s choice for the post of Vice President of India, NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced after an opposition meeting on Sunday.
Margaret Alva served as the Governor of Goa.
She also served as Governor of Gujarat, the 20th Governor of Rajasthan, and the fourth Governor of Uttarakhand.
Earlier, she also served as a Cabinet Minister.
The Vice-Presidential elections will be held on August 6 — days after the Presidential election on July 18.
The Presidential race will be between Jharkhand’s former Governor Droupadi Murmu and the opposition candidate, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha.
Draupadi Murumu is expected to get more than 60 percent of the votes.
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