Forrmer Gov Margaret Alva as Vice President Candidate for UPA

Two blocks are fighting for the post of the country's vice presidency, there is no easy way for the BJP to compete in the election. Although this time, Trinamool Congress has not announced the candidate of the alliance of 17 parties against the BJP.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar announced the name of senior Congress leader Margaret Alva in the press conference. Her other identity is that she worked as the Governor of Rajasthan for some time. It is clear from this that the country is going to see a fight between two governors in the vice presidential election.

Margaret Alva was a Cabinet Minister in UPA and served as Governor in several states. Goa, Gujarat, Uttarakhand . Along with the announcement of the candidature, Alva tweeted, "It is a special honor to be nominated and I accept this honor. He expressed special gratitude to the 17 parties.

The meeting held at Pawar's residence was attended by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, NCP's Supriya Sule, SP's Ramgopal Yadav. , CPIM's Sitaram Yechury, RJD's AD Singh, senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh among others.