New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Congress party held its first internal discussion on the upcoming Vice President election as the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and party's general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal met the party president Mallikarjun Kharge at his house.
A senior INDIA bloc official said, "We want to contest the election but we will wait for the government to declare its candidate. So far, the government has not approached us to seek suggestions on the VP election."
The last date of filing nomination for the VP polls is August 21 and the polling will be held on September 9. htc
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