'Result was foreordained but Gita teaches...': Shashi Tharoor lauds Margaret Alva for fighting with 'grace'
Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday was elected as the next Vice-President of India. Margaret Alva lost the Vice Presidential elections by a huge margin.
Aug 07, 2022, 11:13 AM IST
NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar wins the Vice Presidential election
NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has won in the Vice Presidential election. He defeated the opposition candidate Margaret Alva by a huge margin. After the result, there is an atmosphere of celebration in the village of Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Aug 07, 2022, 10:34 AM IST
TMC asks MP Sisir Adhikari why he voted in Vice Presidential polls after party abstained
Earlier, TMC had issued a notice to their party MP Sisir Adhikari asking him to not participate in the Vice Presidential elections this year.
Aug 07, 2022, 07:45 AM IST
Margaret Alva's first reaction after losing to Jagdeep Dhankhar: 'This Vice-Presidential election was...'
Jagdeep Dhankhar, the NDA nominee, secured a total of 528 first preference votes, while Opposition candidate Margaret Alva received 182 votes.
Aug 07, 2022, 06:40 AM IST
Vice President Election 2022: Jagdeep Dhankhar wins by BIG margin defeating Margaret Alva
780 MPs are supposed to vote in the vice presidential election. 543 members of Lok Sabha and 245 members of Rajya Sabha. Eight seats are vacant in the Rajya Sabha at the moment. 34 Trinamool MPs abstained from voting. Sisir and Dibyendu Adhikari cast their votes ignoring the party's ban. An estimated 725 MPs decided the fate of Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva.
Aug 06, 2022, 20:12 PM IST
Jagdeep Dhankhar vs Margaret Alva: Counting of votes underway to elect next Vice President of India
Vice Presidential election 2022: The polling that ended at 5 pm sealed the fate of NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar and Opposition’s pick Margaret Alva.
Aug 06, 2022, 18:56 PM IST
Who will be the Vice President?
Who will be the new Vice President between Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva? Today will be decided...2: Voting will be done today for who will be the new Vice-President of the country. In this voting, the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will cast their votes. For this, voting will be held in Parliament House from 10 am to 5 pm
Aug 06, 2022, 14:44 PM IST
Voting begins for Vice Presidential election; PM Modi casts his vote first
Voting has started for the post of Vice President. Prime Minister Narendra Modi voted first after reaching the Parliament House. Voting will be held till 5 pm today. At the same time, the results will also come by late night.
Aug 06, 2022, 11:52 AM IST
Who will be the new Vice President between Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva?
Vice President Election 2022: Who will be the new Vice President between Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva? Today will be decided...2: Voting will be done today for who will be the new Vice-President of the country. In this voting, the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will cast their votes. For this, voting will be held in Parliament House from 10 am to 5 pm. Counting of votes will start immediately after this polling is over. The results of the elections will be declared by late evening after the counting of votes.
Aug 06, 2022, 11:50 AM IST
Vice Presidential Polls 2022: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new VP, defeats Margaret Alva
Vice Presidential Polls 2022 Live Updates: NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar defeated Margaret Alva to become the next Vice President of India.
Aug 06, 2022, 09:06 AM IST
Vice Presidential elections on Saturday, numbers stacked in NDA's favor
With Vice Presidential elections scheduled on Saturday, Dhankhar, former governor of West Bengal, is set for an easy win as Trinamool Congress has decided to abstain from voting alleging a lack of consultations while deciding on the name of Alva.
Aug 05, 2022, 16:22 PM IST
Vice presidential election 2022: AAP, JMM to support Opposition pick Margaret Alva
This comes after Shibu Soren's JMM had supported NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in the July 18 Presidential election.
Aug 03, 2022, 16:15 PM IST
'If elected, I'll...': Opposition's vice presidential candidate Margaret Alva writes to all MPs ahead of August 6 election
Margaret Alva, a veteran Congress leader, said over these years she has worked for the country with integrity and commitment.
Aug 01, 2022, 18:55 PM IST
Margaret Alva’s reaction to Maharashtra Guv's remark targets her rival Veep pick Jagdeep Dhankhar
Opposition Vice Presidential nominee Margaret Alva said, "The comments by the Governor of Maharashtra are unfortunate, but not unexpected."
Jul 30, 2022, 19:39 PM IST
Opposition VP candidate Margaret Alva attacks Centre, says 'BIG BROTHER' monitoring phone calls
On Monday, Margaret Alva said that she has been unable to make or receive calls after she spoke to some "friends in the BJP".
Jul 26, 2022, 14:26 PM IST
Vice presidential election 2022: Opposition nominee Margaret Alva meets Arvind Kejriwal, seeks AAP’s support
"Margaret Alva had come to meet the AAP national convenor to seek the party's support in the forthcoming election for the vice president," Aam Aadmi Party said in a statement.
Jul 23, 2022, 22:00 PM IST
'Enough time for Mamata Banerjee to change her mind’: Opposition Vice Presidential nominee Margaret Alva
Margaret Alva said she is "aghast" at the Trinamool Congress' decision to abstain from the vice presidential poll as the party's chief, Mamata Banerjee, has been leading the movement to unite the Opposition.
Jul 23, 2022, 18:22 PM IST
'Mamata Banerjee is...': Margaret Alva after TMC decides to abstain from voting in Vice President poll
TMC decided to stay away from voting in Vice President polls as it objected to way the V-P President candidate, Margaret Alva, was chosen. Alva, however, hailed CM Mamata Banerjee as "epitome of courage" and hoped she will stand with the Opposition.
Jul 23, 2022, 09:51 AM IST
Respect Margaret Alva’s legacy but…: TMC’s Derek O'Brien on Opposition Vice Presidential nominee
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien said, "While the TMC is like-minded' it is not an electoral ally of the grand old party. The grand old party should view the TMC as an equal partner and in that spirit let us agree on issues and strategies of the bigoted BJP government."
Jul 22, 2022, 23:14 PM IST
On TMC’s decision to abstain from VP polls, Opposition pick Margaret Alva says not the 'time for ego'
Vice presidential election 2022: Calling West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee an “epitome of courage”, Margaret Alva urged her to back the Opposition.
Jul 22, 2022, 17:40 PM IST
