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Prez polls: 'Too early to comment,' says Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi on becoming Oppn nominee
• 3 years agoGandhi was the consensus opposition candidate for the post of Vice President of India in 2017 but had lost to M Venkaiah Naidu in the election
India would have been better equipped to fight COVID-19 with different economic policy, says Gopalkrishna Gandhi
• 4 years agoGopalkrishna said the the country's economic policy — one which encouraged industrialisation and urbanisation, causing "huge population unsettlement" and forcing farmers to migrate to cities in large numbers — only spurred the COVID-19 pandemic
Sonia Gandhi vows to fight forces of divisiveness and bigotry, says opening of economy and closing of mind a dangerous mix
• 7 years agoUPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday called for a collective resolve to fight forces of "divisiveness, hate and bigotry" in the country, as she asserted that former prime minister and her husband Rajiv Gandhi's 'Sadbhavana' has a great relevance and resonance in the current times.
Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu defeats Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi; wins 516 votes
• 8 years agoNDA nominee M Venkaiah Naidu was Saturday elected as the next vice-president of India by securing over two-thirds of votes leaving Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi far behind
Venkaiah Naidu takes oath as 13th Vice-President of India
Ians • 8 years agoM Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India at a ceremony held in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Parliamentarians accord grand farewell to outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari
Fp Staff • 8 years agoParliamentarians across party line gave outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari a grand farewell at GMC Balayogi Auditorium at Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday.
Venkaiah Naidu: I am non-party man, majority of parties supported my candidature
Ians • 8 years agoNDA's vice-presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu said he was "a non-party man" and that majority of the parties supported his candidature.
Venkaiah Naidu's vice-presidental win shatters two records, victory margin highest in three decades
Ians • 8 years agoNDA nominee M Venkaiah Naidu's election as the new vice-president of India shattered two records — the 771 votes polled were the highest so far for the constitutional post and his victory margin was more than the votes polled by combined opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Cross-voting, invalid and missing votes derailed Opposition fight
• 8 years agoWhat should cause concern among the opposition, is that their candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi got only 19 votes more than their presidential nominee even though 40 more MPs pledged support to him
Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Sonia Gandhi congratulates Venkaiah Naidu, reminds him of 'non-partisan' role
• 8 years agoCongress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday extended best wishes to Vice-President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu and extended her party's support in further strengthening the Rajya Sabha