New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday said that the Opposition's vote share increased from 26 per cent to 40 per cent in a Vice presidential election, with their numbers going up from 182 to 300.

Tagore added that if some regional parties had supported their candidate, they could have reached around 350 votes.

Speaking to ANI, Manickam Tagore said, "...In the previous elections in 2022, our numbers were 182...This time, we have increased our vote share from 26% to 40%, which is 182 to 300...If YSCRP, BJD, BRS, and SAD had not abstained and voted for Justice Sudarshan Reddy ji. We would have reached around 350 or something...We fought for an ideological position."

Tagore expressed disappointment over 15 invalid...