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Vice Presidential Poll Today, Numbers Stacked In Favour Of NDA's Dhankhar
Members of Parliament of both houses will vote on Saturday to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition pick Margaret Alva. With numbers stacked in favour of the NDA, former West Bengal governor Dhankhar is set for an easy win.
Cracks were visible in opposition unity as Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress decided to abstain from voting alleging lack of consultations while deciding on the name of Alva.
The 80-year-old Alva is a Congress veteran and has served as governor of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, while the 71-year-old Dhankhar is a Jat leader from Rajasthan with socialist background.
Alva, however, received the backing of regional party Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday, two days after Aam Aadmi Party and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) lent their support to the opposition candidate. The AIMIM has also extended its support to Alva.
Tripura CM To Meet PM Modi On Saturday
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 6 to apprise him of the status of several development projects in the state, where assembly election is due early next year.
Saha is scheduled to leave for New Delhi later in the day. "Today, I am leaving for Delhi for a two-day visit and will meet the prime minister to submit a status report on various development projects, including schemes sponsored by the Centre," he told reporters.
"There are several projects which have been completed before the scheduled time, while some ongoing projects will be done within the stipulated time," he said.
The state will go to the assembly poll in March next year, while the election to village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is scheduled to be completed by the first week of November.
Congress Stage Protest Against Inflation, Unemployment
Congress leaders and workers led by PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Friday courted arrest in Jaipur after a massive protest against the central government on a range of issues including inflation and unemployment. Similar protests were held across the state ruled by the party.
Speaking at the state-level dharna in Jaipur, Dotasra accused the central government of making the lives of people miserable and betraying people.
Breaking News LIVE: CISF Jawan Shoots Two Colleagues At Indian Museum In Kolkata, Victims Injured
According to the news agency PTI, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan shot and injured two colleagues at Indian Museum in Kolkata, said, Officials.
Breaking News LIVE | Blast In Pol-e-Sokhta Area In West Of Kabul: Report
Witnesses said a blast occurred near the Pul-e-Sokhta area in the west of Kabul. Details are not yet available, said Afghanistan's TOLO news as reported by news agency ANI.
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