Venkaiah Naidu | Vice President Of India

Venkaiah Naidu: Candidate For Vice President From BJP

Vice Presidential Election 2017: BJP Choose Venkaiah Naidu to contest against newsreporter.in

After a successful completion of the Presidential election on Moday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) selected Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for the Vice-Presidential post against Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition’s nominee. His candidature was announced by party chief Amit Shah after a parliamentary board meeting on Moday evening.

After filing his nomination today, Naidu will be in competition with grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in the election which is set to take place on August 8. However, before filing the nomination, Naidu will have to resign from the charge of Union Information and Broadcasting, and Urban Development minister which further indicates a major reshuffle in the cabinet with two other prominent portfolios remaining vacant – Defence and Environment.