Next Vice President from South?NDA is busy finalizing its candidate for the Vice President Post. The Opposition Parties have already announced Gopalakrishna Gandhi as their candidate. BJP led NDA is keen on having Kerala Governor Sathasivam for the coveted post.

Since the President is from North, the Vice-President is being selected from the South. Sadasivam hails from the Gounder community of Tamil Nadu. With his candidature, BJP is hoping to strengthen in Tamil Nadu Politics as well.

The election to the post of Vice-President will be held on August 5. NDA Candidate is likely to win hands down in this election. The Vice-President of India is the second-highest constitutional office in India, after the President. The current Vice-President is Mohammad Hamid Ansari, since 11 August 2007, and re-elected on 7 August 2012.