On your marks

By finally deciding to field veteran leader and parliamentarian Jaswant Singh as the NDA's vice-presidential nominee, the BJP has been slow off the mark. Singh will now contest against Hamid Ansari, nominated by the UPA for a second term in office. Currently a Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Darjeeling constituency, the senior BJP leader has held charge of six ministries including the high-profile defence, finance and external affairs during the NDA regime.

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