New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold a Parliamentary Board meeting in Delhi on Saturday wherein the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s Vice Presidential candidate is expected to be decided. The meeting slated to be held at 5:30 pm will have Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance.
The election for the post of Vice President is to be held on August 6. The last date for nomination is July 19. Hence, a final decision regarding the Vice Presidential candidate is expected today.
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Apart from PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and BJP national president JP Nadda will be present at the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP’s National General Secretary BL Santosh will also take part in this meeting.
As per the inputs, BJP leaders will discuss the names for the Vice Presidential candidate with the leaders of the constituent parties in the NDA during the meeting today. After that, the name of the NDA Vice Presidential candidate will be announced.
At present, the BJP has 303 members in the Lok Sabha, while in the Rajya Sabha it has 91 members. Apart from these 91 members in Rajya Sabha, 5 nominated members can also vote for BJP.
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