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New Delhi: After the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, discussions are rife on who will be the next Vice President of the country. With the release of notification for the Vice Presidential election, nominations have also started being filed. No candidate’s name has been announced by the NDA yet. At the same time, India Block has also not decided the name of its candidate for the Vice Presidential election. Meanwhile, three nominations have been filed so far and all three have been rejected by the Election Commission.
Why were the nominations rejected?
According to media reports, the nominations of the three people who had filed nominations for the Vice Presidential election have been rejected by the Election Commission under subsection (4) of section 5 (B) of the Vice Presidential Election Act. The three people whose nominations were rejected include Padmarajan, a resident of Salem in Tamil Nadu, Jeevan Kumar Mittal, a resident of Moti Nagar, Delhi and Rajasekhar.
Padmarajan and Jeevan Kumar Mittal attached certified copies of the voter list of their parliamentary constituencies, in which their names were registered as voters but these were done before the notification for the Vice Presidential election was issued, so their nomination was cancelled. Whereas Rajasekhar could not deposit the security deposit of Rs 15,000, due to which his nomination was also cancelled.
Last date for filing nomination
The last date for filing nomination is 21 August and the documents will be scrutinised on 22 August. The last date for withdrawal of nomination papers is 25 August. If necessary, voting for the post of Vice President will be held on 9 September. Voting will be held from 10 am to 5 pm. Counting will also take place on 9 September and the name of the winner will be announced.
Whom did the NDA authorise to choose the candidate?
The NDA on Thursday authorised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President JP Nadda to choose the alliance’s candidate in the Vice Presidential election. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the alliance leaders took a unanimous decision to authorise Modi and Nadda, who are leaders of the House in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, to decide on their candidate. With the NDA having a comfortable majority in the electoral college comprising members of both Houses of Parliament, the alliance candidate is almost certain to be elected to the constitutional post.
Will CMs of allies be present in Delhi?
Chief ministers of NDA allies are expected to be present in the national capital to participate in the process of filing nomination of the NDA candidate. Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar are also likely to be present. As against the maximum strength of 788 members, the effective strength of the two Houses is 781, as there are one vacancies in the lower house and six in the upper house. The ruling NDA has around 422 members, much higher than the majority figure of 391.
