Gopalkrishna Gandhi As Oppositions pick for Vice-President

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The Opposition on Tuesday picked former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its candidate for vice-presidential election.

The decision to pick Mahatma Gandhi's grandson came after leaders from 18 opposition parties met on Tuesday. Gandhi's was the only name that was reportedly discussed in the meeting that took place in Parliament House.

The JD(U), which had broken ranks with the opposition over the Presidential polls, also attended the meeting. While Sharad Yadav represented the JD(U), other leaders at the meeting included Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, TMC's Derek O'Brien, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, NC's Omar Abdullah, SP's Naresh Agarwal and BSP's Satish Chandra Mishra. Polling for the vice president post will take place on August 5 if required. The votes will be counted at the same evening.

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