Chennai, Aug. 18 -- Ahead of naming Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, hailing from Tamil Nadu, as the BJP-led NDA's Vice-Presidential nominee, Defence Minister and BJP veteran Rajnath Singh had reached out to DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin in an attempt to make the saffron party's choice as a common candidate.
According to party sources, Singh had spoken to Stalin over the phone a few days ago to enlist the support of the Dravidian major for making CPR a common candidate in the election for Vice-President slated for September 9. Also, nominations for the election would close on August 21. However, Stalin had not made any commitment, the sources added.
For the DMK and Stalin, it could be a tough call since the party is an i...