Gopal Krishna Gandhi to be Opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate

Eighteen opposition parties unanimously decide to appeal to Gopal Krishna Gandhi to be Opposition parties candidate for the post of vice-president.

New Delhi: Eighteen opposition parties unanimously decide to appeal to Gopal Krishna Gandhi to be Opposition parties candidate for the post of vice-president.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, her deputy Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, TMC's Derek O'Brien, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, SP's Naresh Agarwal, NC's Omar Abdullah, JD(S)' Deve Gowda, BSP's Satish Chandra Mishra and RLD's Ajit Singh were among those who attended the meeting.

Others who participated in the meet include Jai Prakash Yadav of the RJD, Hemant Soren of the JMM, D Raja of the CPI and representatives of the CMK, the NCP, the Kerala Congress. (With PTI inputs)