India, Aug. 21 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis have called up Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray seeking his support in the September 9 vice presidential poll.

"Rajnath Singh and Fadnavis called Uddhav seeking support in the vice president election. It is their duty to request support, and nothing great in it. Even others may have called up Uddhav for the support," said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

CP Radhakrishnan, the governor of Maharashtra, is the National Democratic Alliance vice presidential candidate.

Fadnavis on Monday said parties like Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, which espouse Maharashtra's pride, should support Radhakrishnan...