Opposition parties on Sunday decided to field former Rajasthan governor and former Union minister Margaret Alva as their joint candidate for the vice presidential election.
Alva (80) would file her nomination papers on Tuesday, July 19 which is the last date for filing nominations for the August 6 election.
The NDA has fielded West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar as its joint candidate for the post of Vice President. The decision to field Alva was taken at a meeting of opposition leaders of 17 parties at the residence of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.
"We have unanimously decided to field Margaret Alva
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