New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain alleged a "ploy" by the NDA amid political parties abstaining from voting in the Vice Presidential election.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will abstain from voting, BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) announced that the party will not take part in the polls, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has announced a "boycott".

Syed Naseer Hussain on Monday said that the parties abstaining from the polls had an opportunity to take a stand against the NDA's ideology.

He said, "I believe that there is a contest between two sets of ideas. This set of ideas is connected to nation building, building and protecting the institutions, while the other ideology is just misusing. The parties that are abstaini...