Vice Presidential Polls: INDIA Alliance May Back Non-Congress Face

 New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Voting for the post of Vice President of the country is to be held on 9th September. Political activities have intensified regarding this. Both the ruling party and the opposition are brainstorming on the names of their potential candidates. Meanwhile, there is news that the opposition alliance 'Indy' is seriously considering fielding a non-Congress candidate in the Vice President election this time.

According to sources, the main objective of this strategy is to unite all opposition parties so that the division of anti-BJP votes can be stopped and a challenge can be presented as a joint force. This election also includes at least 11 votes of Aam Aadmi Party, which can affect the equation.

INDIA alliance is preparing to make a big move in the Vice Presidential election, a non-Congress candidate can be made the candidate: Many senior opposition leaders attended the dinner meeting held at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's residence on Thursday. During this, a special discussion was held on the Vice Presidential election. A total of 14 senior leaders were present in the meeting, including Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Shiv Sena's (Uddhav faction)'s Uddhav Thackeray, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, TMC MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O'Brien, and CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby.

According to sources, a senior leader present in the meeting said that the mistake of last time should not be repeated. Citing the example of former Union Minister Margaret Alva, he said that last time the Trinamool Congress did not support the Congress candidate, which raised questions on the unity of the opposition.

It is being said that this time Trinamool Congress has indicated that it will not field its candidate. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has already told the media that the Indi alliance will take a collective decision for the Vice Presidential election.

In Thursday's meeting, most leaders were of the opinion that the alliance should contest the elections unitedly. However, some leaders also argued that since the NDA has a majority, the elections should be fought not only on the basis of numbers but also on the basis of ideological clarity and opposition unity.

Meanwhile, the final decision on the name of the candidate is likely to be taken in the next few days. All eyes are now on the next meeting of the Indy Alliance.