Overview

• The BJP Parliamentary Board meets Sunday evening to formally endorse the NDA’s candidate for the September 9 vice-presidential election.
• Reports suggest the party will choose from current or former governors, with names like Acharya Devvrat, Manoj Sinha and C.P. Radhakrishnan in contention.
• The Election Commission’s timetable requires nominations by August 21 and mandates a joint secret-ballot vote by MPs on September 9.
• Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has been gauging support within opposition ranks for a unified nominee, but no official outreach has come from the government side.
• The BJP is holding mock-voting workshops for its MPs from September 6–9 to ensure error-free participation in the secret ballot.