Former Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu filed nomination papers to contest in the Vice-President election. As a result, he resigned as the Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Minister for Urban Development. The Opposition party has fielded former diplomat Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the gubernatorial post. Article 63 of the Indian Constitution provides for the office of Vice-President, who is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. .