V-P poll: Naveen in Delhi to consult MPs

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsChief Minister Naveen Patnaik left for New Delhi on Friday on a three-day visit to consult MPs before declaring the party’s stand on vice-presidential election."We are still in consultation in the party to decide on BJD’s candidate for the vice-president’s post,” Naveen told mediapersons before leaving. Though Naveen was the first to announce the name of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma as its presidential candidate, it is in a fix over whom to support as vice-presidential nominee.Naveen, who opposed candidature of Pranab Mukherjee, UPA’s nominee for the Presidential election, is in a dilemma whether to support UPA candidate Hamid Ansari in the vice-president election, sources close to the Chief Minister said. Ansari had met Naveen here during his visit to the State.Sources said Naveen is in two minds because if he opposes Ansari’s candidature, it will raise questions over the secular credentials of the BJD. This is because he had sought votes for Sangma by playing the tribal and minority cards. Naveen cannot also ignore the NDA’s vice-president candidate Jaswant Singh. As the BJP supported Naveen’s candidate in the presidential elections, NDA expects a similar gesture from the BJD in the vice-presidential poll. Due to the confusion, a section of the party wants to abstain in the vice-presidential poll. After consulting party leaders and ministers here, Naveen now wants to listen to the views of MPs before taking a call. The party has 21 MPs, 14 in Lok Sabha and seven in Rajya Sabha.first published:July 21, 2012, 12:56 ISTlast updated:July 21, 2012, 12:56 IST
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik left for New Delhi on Friday on a three-day visit to consult MPs before declaring the party’s stand on vice-presidential election.

"We are still in consultation in the party to decide on BJD’s candidate for the vice-president’s post,” Naveen told mediapersons before leaving. Though Naveen was the first to announce the name of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma as its presidential candidate, it is in a fix over whom to support as vice-presidential nominee.

Naveen, who opposed candidature of Pranab Mukherjee, UPA’s nominee for the Presidential election, is in a dilemma whether to support UPA candidate Hamid Ansari in the vice-president election, sources close to the Chief Minister said. Ansari had met Naveen here during his visit to the State.

Sources said Naveen is in two minds because if he opposes Ansari’s candidature, it will raise questions over the secular credentials of the BJD. This is because he had sought votes for Sangma by playing the tribal and minority cards.

Naveen cannot also ignore the NDA’s vice-president candidate Jaswant Singh. As the BJP supported Naveen’s candidate in the presidential elections, NDA expects a similar gesture from the BJD in the vice-presidential poll. Due to the confusion, a section of the party wants to abstain in the vice-presidential poll. After consulting party leaders and ministers here, Naveen now wants to listen to the views of MPs before taking a call. The party has 21 MPs, 14 in Lok Sabha and seven in Rajya Sabha.