M. Venkaiah Naidu

Vice Presidential election 2017 Venkaiah Naidu is NDA candidate

Question: Who has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting after M. Venkaiah Naidu was declared NDA’s vice presidential candidate?
(a) Manoj Sinha
(b) Smriti Jubin Irani
(c) Narendra Singh Tomar
(d) Arun Jaitley
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-

  • On July 17, 2017,senior BJP leader and Union Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu was declared as the vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
  • The President handed over the additional charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to the Union Minister Smriti Jubin Irani on the advice of the Prime Minister in addition to her current portfolio (Textile Ministry).
  • Union Minister Narendra Singh handed over additional charge of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in addition to his current Port Folio (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation).
  • Venkaiah Naidu will be contesting against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi.

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