NDA to choose VP nominee on Sunday, Oppn's candidate to file nomination

Vidyasagar Rao, Venkaiah Naidu and Najma Heptulla among NDA's vice-presidential probables

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to announce its vice-presidential candidate by Sunday, while Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi is likely to file his nomination papers on Monday.

Sunday is likely to be a hectic day for top political leaders. The BJP parliamentary board, followed by a meeting of the NDA leaders, will finalise their vice-presidential candidate.

In addition, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs  Ananth Kumar has invited political leaders for the customary pre-session all party meeting. The monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has also invited leaders for a dinner meeting.

Opposition's presidential candidate Meira Kumar