Jaswant Singh on Tuesday met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav amid speculation that the BJP leader could be lobbying for the Vice President’s post.
The meeting between the SP chief and Jaswant Singh triggered speculation that the BJP leader may be making an effort to lobby for himself as a candidate in the Vice Presidential poll.
According to the sources, a section of the BJP has been lobbying for Singh for the post of Vice President and are pushing for a quid pro quo arrangement with the ruling UPA – this would mean the BJP-led NDA backing the UPA’s nominee for President and the UPA supporting the NDA’s candidate for Vice President.
The Election Commission will announce the poll schedule for the Presidential election today evening.
