Congress management begins inner deliberations on vice-presidential election

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha LoP and social gathering MP Rahul Gandhi, social gathering General Secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal, throughout a gathering with General Secretaries, In-charges, and Frontal Heads of the Indian National Congress, in New Delhi on August 12, 2025. Photo: AICC by way of ANI

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and Congress basic secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal held a closed-door assembly on Tuesday (August 12, 2025), the place they’re stated to have deliberated on the Opposition’s selection for a candidate to contest the vice-presidential election.

However, there was no official phrase on what transpired within the assembly. Another spherical of conferences is probably going within the subsequent few days to finalise a reputation that can discover a broad consensus among the many INDIA bloc’s constituents.

Opportunity for unity

At a dinner hosted by Mr. Gandhi on August 7, INDIA bloc leaders agreed in precept to area a candidate for the Vice Presidential ballot regardless that the Opposition doesn’t have the requisite variety of MPs to win the election.

The Opposition plans to power a contest by fielding a candidate.

The joint protest towards the particular intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has turn into a rallying level for the INDIA bloc events, and the vice-presidential election is being seen as one other event to place Opposition unity on show.

Published – August 12, 2025 11:42 pm IST