New Delhi: The INDIA bloc on Tuesday announced former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said at a press conference that the alliance had unanimously decided to field Reddy.

The election, necessitated by the resignation of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar last month, will take place on September 9. The deadline for filing nominations is August 22.

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