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Who Is B Sudershan Reddy, Opposition's Candidate For Vice President Polls
The Opposition has picked former Supreme Court judge Justice B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election.
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Margaret Alva Congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar For Winning Veep Poll
The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.
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Vote For Me Without Any Fear: Opposition Veep Pick Appeals To All MPs
Ahead of the August 6 vice presidential election, Opposition's joint candidate Margaret Alva on Thursday appealed to all MPs to vote without fear or political pressure for the "best suited" candidate.
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On Trinamool Abstaining From Veep Poll, Opposition Pick Said This
Opposition's vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) still has time to reconsider its decision of not participating in the August 6 election.
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Vice-President Poll: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool To Abstain From Voting
Mamata Banerjee's party on Thursday said it will abstain from voting in the Vice President election, in which the ruling BJP's candidate is Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Governor of Bengal.
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"Polls Don't Frighten Me": Opposition's Vice President Pick Margaret Alva
The Opposition's vice president candidate Margaret Alva on Tuesday said elections do not frighten her as winning and losing is a part of life but the trust of Parliamentarians across parties will help her bring people together and build a strong and
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Certain That Jagdeep Dhankhar Will Be An Excellent Vice President, Says PM Modi
Shortly after National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that he will be an excellent and inspiring Vice President.
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Ex-Union Minister Margaret Alva Is Opposition's Vice President Candidate
Ex Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition’s Vice Presidential election candidate
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Venkaiah Naidu: 10 Facts About India's 13th Vice President
M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was elected today as India's Vice President. Like the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, ...
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PM Modi Leads BJP Meeting, Venkaiah Naidu Front-Runner For Veep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders are meeting to finalise a name for Vice President. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, believed to be the front-runner, said as he headed to the meeting: "I am not aspiring to become anything. Whatever the parliamentary board decides, that is final."
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Vice-President election: Polling ends, Hamid Ansari set for second term
The country will have a new Vice-President today. If all goes to plan for the ruling UPA, it won't really be a new Vice-President; its nominee Hamid Ansari is all set to get a rare second term. Voting has ended and results will be declared this evening at 7.
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Vice-President elections: Hamid Ansari appears set for second term as voting begins
Voting to elect the country's 14th Vice President began on Tuesday with MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's Hamid Ansari and NDA's Jaswant Singh.
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Vice President poll begins; Hamid Ansari appears set for a second term
UPA nominee Hamid Ansari appears set to get a second term as Vice President by emerging a clear winner against NDA's Jaswant Singh in a direct contest for the post today. The election began shortly after 10 am.
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Ahead of Vice Presidential polls, Sonia Gandhi to host lunch for UPA leaders
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for MPs of the ruling alliance and supporting parties today, ahead of the vice presidential election on August 7, official sources said.
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Vice-President polls: Hamid Ansari files nomination papers
Vice President Hamid Ansari has filed his nomination papers for a second term this morning, flanked by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who later said he was "delighted" that there was so much support for the UPA's candidate.
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Who Is B Sudershan Reddy, Opposition's Candidate For Vice President Polls
The Opposition has picked former Supreme Court judge Justice B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election.
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Margaret Alva Congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar For Winning Veep Poll
The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.
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Vote For Me Without Any Fear: Opposition Veep Pick Appeals To All MPs
Ahead of the August 6 vice presidential election, Opposition's joint candidate Margaret Alva on Thursday appealed to all MPs to vote without fear or political pressure for the "best suited" candidate.
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On Trinamool Abstaining From Veep Poll, Opposition Pick Said This
Opposition's vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) still has time to reconsider its decision of not participating in the August 6 election.
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Vice-President Poll: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool To Abstain From Voting
Mamata Banerjee's party on Thursday said it will abstain from voting in the Vice President election, in which the ruling BJP's candidate is Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Governor of Bengal.
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"Polls Don't Frighten Me": Opposition's Vice President Pick Margaret Alva
The Opposition's vice president candidate Margaret Alva on Tuesday said elections do not frighten her as winning and losing is a part of life but the trust of Parliamentarians across parties will help her bring people together and build a strong and
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Certain That Jagdeep Dhankhar Will Be An Excellent Vice President, Says PM Modi
Shortly after National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that he will be an excellent and inspiring Vice President.
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Ex-Union Minister Margaret Alva Is Opposition's Vice President Candidate
Ex Union Minister Margaret Alva is Opposition’s Vice Presidential election candidate
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Venkaiah Naidu: 10 Facts About India's 13th Vice President
M Venkaiah Naidu, 68, was elected today as India's Vice President. Like the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, Mr Naidu comes from a humble background. In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, ...
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PM Modi Leads BJP Meeting, Venkaiah Naidu Front-Runner For Veep
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders are meeting to finalise a name for Vice President. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, believed to be the front-runner, said as he headed to the meeting: "I am not aspiring to become anything. Whatever the parliamentary board decides, that is final."
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Vice-President election: Polling ends, Hamid Ansari set for second term
The country will have a new Vice-President today. If all goes to plan for the ruling UPA, it won't really be a new Vice-President; its nominee Hamid Ansari is all set to get a rare second term. Voting has ended and results will be declared this evening at 7.
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Vice-President elections: Hamid Ansari appears set for second term as voting begins
Voting to elect the country's 14th Vice President began on Tuesday with MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's Hamid Ansari and NDA's Jaswant Singh.
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Vice President poll begins; Hamid Ansari appears set for a second term
UPA nominee Hamid Ansari appears set to get a second term as Vice President by emerging a clear winner against NDA's Jaswant Singh in a direct contest for the post today. The election began shortly after 10 am.
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Ahead of Vice Presidential polls, Sonia Gandhi to host lunch for UPA leaders
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for MPs of the ruling alliance and supporting parties today, ahead of the vice presidential election on August 7, official sources said.
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Vice-President polls: Hamid Ansari files nomination papers
Vice President Hamid Ansari has filed his nomination papers for a second term this morning, flanked by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who later said he was "delighted" that there was so much support for the UPA's candidate.
