Opposition-backed Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva will file her nominations on Tuesday.
Alva, who is pitted against the NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankar who filed his nominations on Monday, said, “I will file the nomination on Tuesday and will fight their (NDA's) campaign (for VP candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar)...I am not going to be scared of anyone.”
“I know it's a difficult battle, but in politics, winning and losing is not the issue, the issue is fighting the battle...I thank all the leaders for the trust they have reposed in me,” Alva told reporters after a meeting of opposition leaders and representatives of the parties supporting her candidature held at the residence of NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar.
Talking to mediapersons, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said: “She is a deserving candidate and an experienced leader who has worked in different capacities. We are supporting her unitedly. 18 parties are supporting her.”