New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Hours after the BJP announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice President candidate, a number of INDIA bloc parties pitched for an eminent person, who adheres to Constitution and democratic values but does not belong to any major party, as the Opposition candidate. The Opposition is expected to announce its candidate by Tuesday. In the previous election, former Congress minister Margaret Alva was fielded against NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar. The move irked the Trinamool Congress - then the second largest Opposition party, and it decided not to support Alva. To avoid any such mistake, top Congress leaders have indicated that the pick for the upcoming election will be a "INDIA bloc" candidate and not a party's candidate. A senior floor leader of a non-Congress Opposition party told HT, "We prefer an eminent person as the candidate and not a politician. But, that person would adhere to the values of the Constitution and democracy." A Congress leader said that it is open to fielding a non-politician nominee. "We will have a detailed discussion with all the leaders of the INDIA bloc. It is not necessary that the candidate must be a politician," he said. A non-Congress candidate who doesn't belong to any political party also makes for a better strategy vis-a-vis parties such as AAP or TMC and fence sitters such as BRS or BJD. On Monday, Kharge has called a meeting of Opposition floor leaders. The VP poll issue might be discussed there, too....