Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister and BJP National President J P Nadda.
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New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board is likely to meet on August 17 to finalise the name of the party-led ruling alliance's vice presidential candidate.
The National Democratic Alliance has authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J P Nadda to pick the vice presidential candidate.
The last date of filing the nomination for the position is August 21.
If the Opposition also names a candidate, a strong possibility, then the election will be held on September 9.
The NDA enjoys a comfortable majority in the electoral college, which includes members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and the victory of its candidate is a foregone conclusion in case of a contest.
The election has been necessitated due to the abrupt resignation of Jagdeep Dhakhar.