New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of the Vice Presidential election set for September 9, Opposition MPs held a mock poll on Monday to familiarize themselves with the voting process and reduce the risk of invalid ballots.

CPI(M) MP John Brittas, speaking after the exercise, urged MPs to prepare and avoid common mistakes during the actual voting.

He said, "The polling is between 10 and 5, all the MP's are a part of it. The is already a letter sent by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretary General repectively to all the MP's. We may have to carry that letter. Because there is a number there given to us. So it would be easy for us to understand where we are."

Brittas said MPs should carefully follow instructions to ensure their votes are counte...