Not Set/ Gopal Krishna Gandhi is opposition choice for VP poll

Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagopalchari and former West Bengal Governor, was on Tuesday unanimously chosen as the joint opposition candidate for the vice presidential election scheduled on August 5.The 72-year-old Gandhi, who was also considered as the candidate for the presidential election but lost out to former Lok Sabha […]

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622101 thump Gopal Krishna Gandhi is opposition choice for VP pollGopal Krishna Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagopalchari and former West Bengal Governor, was on Tuesday unanimously chosen as the joint opposition candidate for the vice presidential election scheduled on August 5.The 72-year-old Gandhi, who was also considered as the candidate for the presidential election but lost out to former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, was the only name discussed at a meeting of leaders of 18 opposition parties convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.Gopal Gandhi’s name was proposed by Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien and supported by all t