Ranchi, Aug. 30 -- Opposition Vice-Presidential candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy (Retd)today sought support from Jharkhand parties, casting his candidacy as a moral appeal to conscience and institutional dignity rather than a numbers game.
Reddy, backed by the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. bloc, is pitted against the BJP-led NDA's nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan.
In Ranchi, he met Chief Minister Hemant Soren and senior leaders of the Congress and JMM.
Emerging from the meeting, Soren assured full support for the Opposition nominee, saying MPs should vote according to their conscience.
The meeting, held at the Chief Minister's Kanke Road residence, drew key Congress and JMM leaders, including MPs Mahua Maji and Sukhdeo Bha...