Venkaiah Naidu is fitting candidate for Vice President: PM Modi

M Venkaiah Naidu hold the portfolios of Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development in the Cabinet.

M Venkaiah Naidu is a fitting candidate for the office of Vice President, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today soon after the senior BJP leader was chosen as the ruling NDA’s candidate.

M Venkaiah Naidu with PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah after he was announced Vice-presidential candidate for NDA at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, India, on July 17, 2017. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Modi described 68-year-old Naidu as a farmer’s son who “brings years of experience in public life and is admired across the political spectrum”.

He said he has always admired the hardwork and tenacity of Naidu, currently a minister in his Cabinet holding the portfolios of Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development.

The prime minister tweeted soon after the announcement of the decision of BJP’s Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body of the party.