The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made the decision not to vote in the vice-presidential elections because it disagrees with how the Opposition candidate was chosen without consulting the party.
The choice was made following a Thursday meeting between TMC MPs and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The reason behind this, as per TMC’s claims, is that before announcing Margaret Alva as the joint candidate the Opposition did not contact Mamata Banerjee for consultations.
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Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the NDA's nominee for vice-preside
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