New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): India's incumbent Vice-President, Hamid Ansari, will continue in the same office for the next five years after winning the 2012 vice presidential elections convincingly on Tuesday.

New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): With UPA nominee Hamid Ansari appearing all set to get a second term, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) backed candidate Jaswant Singh on Tuesday expressed confidence of winning the vice presidential election, and took the help of ancient Indian Hindu Epic 'Mahabharata' to justify his stand.

Chennai, Aug 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and All Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J. Jayalalithaa on Monday extended her support to NDA nominee Jaswant Singh's candidature for Tuesday's vice presidential election.

Chennai, Aug 6 (ANI): NDA's vice presidential candidate Jaswant Singh arrived here on Monday to garner the support of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J. Jayalalithaa for the election scheduled to be held tomorrow.

New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be hosting a lunch tomorrow for its members as well as those from the supporting parties ahead of the vice presidential election.

New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): Jaswant Singh, who is all set to lock horns with UPA nominee Mohammad Hamid Ansari for the post of Vice President of India, on Monday said his political career is not yet over, and emphasized that several steps of his long political journey is yet to come.

New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said Jaswant Singh is a very suitable candidate for the post of Vice President of India.

New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Top leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani's residence here on Tuesday to chalk out its strategy for the upcoming vice presidential election and discuss the prospects of its nominee Jaswant Singh.

New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): With the stage all set for a direct contest between Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Jaswant Singh, leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will meet at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani's residence here on Tuesday to discuss the vice presidential election.

New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential candidate Jaswant Singh filed his nomination papers here on Friday afternoon.

New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Despite the numbers not being in favour of National Democratic Alliance's candidate Jaswant Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expressed confidence that its nominee would win the vice presidential election.

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is meeting here on Saturday to finalize its candidate for the vice presidential election.

New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): The election to the post of Vice President will be held on August 7 and the results will be declared the same day, the Election Commission (EC) announced here on Tuesday.