AAP to support Oppn candidate Margaret Alva in vice presidential poll
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will support joint Opposition candidate Margaret Alva in the August 6 vice presidential election.
The party's political affairs committee "unanimously" decided to support Alva after a meeting chaired by its national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said on Tuesday.
"All the Rajya Sabha members of the party will vote for Opposition candidate Margaret Alva on August 6," Singh told reporters after the meeting.
The meeting of the 11-member political affairs committee (PAC), AAP's highest decision-making body, was held at the camp office of the Delhi chief minister.
"At the meeting, the top brass of the party deliberated at length on its stand on the upcoming vice presidential election and also discussed several issues of national political importance," the AAP said.
All members of the PAC, including Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta, were present at the meeting, the party said.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
