India, Aug. 21 -- INDIA alliance Vice-Presidential nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy on Wednesday filed his nomination papers.

Reddy was accompanied by Congress president and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Lop Rahul Gandhi.

The Vice President election is scheduled to be held on September 9.

The Choice of Reddy as the V-P candidate by the INDIA bloc has been well-received by Opposition leaders who view it as an ideological contest against the BJP's RSS-backed nominee.

After filing his nomination, Reddy said that the true strength of India lies in the dignity of every individual, the protection of constitutional moralit...