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Vote without fear, political pressure: Opposition Vice President nominee Margaret Alva appeals to MPs
•Margaret Alva said it is a privilege and an honour for her to be a candidate in the election to the post of vice president of India after being supported by a large number of political parties
Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP to support Opposition candidate Margaret Alva for vice president
Fp Staff •AAP's announcement comes days after Opposition Vice Presidential nominee Margaret Alva called on party's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 23 July
If elected, I will work to build bridges between political parties: Opposition Vice President candidate Margaret Alva
•In a letter to all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Margaret Alva said that the vice president's election must be seen as a referendum on the manner in which Parliament is being run
Presidential and VP polls have left Opposition more vulnerable than before
Ajit Datta •While the BJP has used these elections to strengthen its hands ahead of the upcoming state polls and the 2024 general elections, its moves have weakened the Opposition considerably
Vice President candidate Margaret Alva invokes ‘Big Brother’ analogy to allege phone tapping; BJP says ‘childish’
Fp Staff •Per sources, Ministry of Telecom has filed an FIR to look into Margaret Alva’s complaint that her phone was being diverted after she had called “some friends in the BJP”
Opposition Vice Presidential nominee Margaret Alva meets AAP's Arvind Kejriwal, seeks support for her candidature
•Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in a statement said that the meeting between Margaret Alva and Arvind Kejriwal concluded 'with both leaders expressing mutual respect and acknowledgement'
Right Word | Congress’ VP candidate justifies Emergency, says ‘kept mum and fell in line’
Arun Anand •Margaret Alva justifies Emergency in her autobiography. Incidentally she has also made some scathing observations regarding the party’s functioning, especially during the reign of Sonia Gandhi
Vice-Presidential polls: Opposition pick Margaret Alva slams Mamata Banerjee for deciding to abstain from voting
Fp Staff •Taking to Twitter, Alva said that TMC's decision to abstain was disappointing and called upon the West Bengal Chief Minister to show some courage and stand with the Opposition.
Opposition in disarray? The messaging behind Trinamool Congress abstaining from the vice-presidential vote
Fp Explainers •The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' decision to not vote for either Margaret Alva or Jagdeep Dhankhar in the vice-presidential poll lays open the cracks in the Opposition's unity and forces the question of what happens in 2024
Mamata Banerjee's TMC says no question of backing NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar, will abstain from Vice Presidential polls
Fp Staff •Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee said that the decision of Opposition Vice President candidate was taken without proper consultation and deliberation with the party