Venkaiah Naidu picked as NDA's vice-presidential candidate
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Published: Jul 16, 2017, 20:58 IST | Updated: Jul 16, 2017, 20:58 IST
Venkaiah Naidu is front-runner
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Venkaiah Naidu will contest again Gopalkrishna Gandhi who was jointly picked up by the opposition
Information and Broadcasting minister Venkaiah Naidu was today picked as BJP-led NDA's Vice-Presidential candidate.
Naidu was picked in a meeting of the BJP parliamentary board attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president AMit Shah.
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Venkaiah Naidu will be contesting against Gopalkrishna Gandhi who was jointly picked up by the opposition comprising 18 parties.
The Vice Presidential polls will be held on August 5 after the incumbent Hamid Ansari's term gets over. Ansari served as Vice President for two terms.
BJP is keen on having a Vice President from southern India where it wants to expand its footprint. Venkaiah Naidu comes from the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh. He has also served as the BJP president.