Punjab Newsline, New Delhi-
The INDIA opposition bloc has chosen Justice retired B Sudershan Reddy, former SC judge as its candidate for the September 9 Vice Presidential election. Reddy will take on NDA's candidate, Maharashtra Governor and BJP veteran CP Radhakrishnan, in the contest for the second-highest constitutional post of the country.
Born in Andhra Pradesh's Rangareddy district, Mr Reddy started his career as an advocate in 1971 and went on to practise in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He was appointed as a high court judge in 1995 and then became the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court in 2005. The eminent jurist was appointed a Supreme Court judge in January 2007 and retired in July 2011.
The INDIA bloc's decision, announced by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, comes after several rounds of discussion during which Opposition leaders brainstormed about names acceptable to all parties in the bloc.