New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as the Vice President candidate, a number of INDIA group parties pitched for an eminent person, who adheres to Constitution and democratic values but does not belong to any major party, as the Opposition candidate.

The Opposition is expected to announce its candidate by Tuesday.

In the previous election, former Congress minister Margaret Alva was fielded against NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar. The move irked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) - then the second largest Opposition party, and it decided not to support Alva.

To avoid any such mistake, top Congress leaders have indicated that the pick for the upcoming election will be a "IND...