Coimbatore, Sept. 9 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the opposition parties have collectively decided to vote against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan as the poll race for the Vice President begins.

Shivakumar said that the INDIA bloc has requested all opposition parties for a conscious vote to avoid cross-voting in the Vice Presidential election.

"As a democratic setup, the INDIA bloc will fight the election together. We have requested a conscious vote. The INDIA bloc and all opposition parties will vote against the NDA candidate (CP Radhakrishnan)," Shivakumar told reporters here.

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