Thursday, March 30, 2023

Margaret Alva

Dhankhar elected VP; defeats Alva by 346 votes

NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th Vice President of India on Saturday as he defeated joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes. Dhankhar, a former governor of West Bengal, secured 528 votes while 80-year-old Alva...

Vice presidential election today

Members of Parliament will vote on Saturday to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition pick Margaret Alva.With numbers stacked in favour of the NDA, Dhankhar, former...

If elected, I’ll build bridges between parties: VP candidate Alva

Ahead of the August 6 vice presidential election, the Opposition’s candidate Margaret Alva has written to all MPs saying, if elected, she will work to build bridges between different political parties, forge consensus on national issues and help restore...

Enough time for Mamata to change mind: Margaret Alva

The Opposition’s vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva Saturday described the prevailing differences in the non-BJP camp as a “family quarrel”, and asserted they are making efforts to unite for the 2024 challenge.The Opposition was clear it does not want...

TMC’s decision to abstain from VP poll disappointing: Margaret

Opposition’s vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Friday described the Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) decision to abstain from voting in the August 6 election as “disappointing” and said this is not the time for “whataboutery, ego or anger”.Her reaction came a...

Margaret Alva is Oppn’s pick for Vice President

Opposition parties on Sunday decided to field former Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva as their joint candidate for the Vice presidential election.Alva (80) would file her nomination papers on Tuesday, July 19 which is the last date for filing nominations...