India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Venkaiah Naidu (L) and Narendra Modi attend a party meeting in New Delhi May 18, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi /Files
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Cabinet minister M. Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for vice president, senior officials have said, choosing a southerner to boost its political standing in a region where it lacks a base.
Naidu, a former BJP president, will face opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi, a grandson of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, in an Aug. 5 parliamentary vote.
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