NDA NOMINATES VENKAIAH NAIDU AS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

NDA NOMINATES VENKAIAH NAIDU AS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡു എന്ഡിIഎ ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതി സ്ഥാനാര്ഥി

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu has been named the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling NDA coalition.The BJP Parliamentary Board took the decision on Monday evening at a meeting attended by Prime Minister Narendra ModI."BJP Parliamentary Board unanimously chose Venkaiah Naidu as our vice-presidential candidate and all NDA allies have welcomed this decision. He has also accepted the nomination," BJP president Amit Shah said at a press conference after the meeting."Naidu ji will file his nomination papers as the NDA's vice-presidential candidate tomorrow at 11am," Shah added.

Party sources said Naidu, who is currently serving as the Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation as well as Information and Broadcasting, had emerged as the frontrunner in the nomination for vice-president.The union minister has assisted and accompanied NDA presidential candidate+Ram Nath Kovind during his campaign in various states. The BJP is keen to have a vice-presidential candidate representing one of the southern states, where it wants to strengthen its presence.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Naidu was admired across the political spectrum and was a fitting candidate for the office of vice-president. Naidu's vast experience as a peoples' representative will help him discharge the role of Rajya Sabha chairperson, PM Modi said in series of tweets following the announcement.

കേന്ദ്രമന്ത്രി എം വെങ്കയ്യ നായിഡു എന്ഡിdഎയുടെ ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതി സ്ഥാനാര്ഥിയയാകും. വൈകിട്ട് ഡല്ഹിതയില്‍ ചേര്ന്ന് ബിജെപി പാര്ലഥമെന്ററി പാര്ട്ടി  യോഗത്തിലാണ് തീരുമാനം.രാജ്യസഭാംഗമായ വെങ്കയ്യ, നിലവില്‍ നഗരവികസനമന്ത്രിയാണ്. മുന്‍ ഗവര്ണ്ര്‍ ഗോപാല്കൃ്ഷ്ണ ഗാന്ധിയാണ് പ്രതിപക്ഷത്തിന്റെ ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതി സ്ഥാനാര്ഥിണ ഓഗസ്റ്റ് അഞ്ചിനാണ് ഉപരാഷ്ട്രപതി തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ്. ജൂലൈ 18ആണ് നോമിനേഷന്‍ നല്കാഞനുള്ള അവസാന ദിവസം.

Prof. John Kurakar