New Delhi, July 11 (PTI): Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi is the Opposition's pick for the post of vice-president, sources said on Tuesday.

Gandhi's name was the only name discussed when 18 opposition parties met on Tuesday to decide on their candidate for the vice-presidential poll, the sources said.

The Janata Dal (United), which had broken ranks with the Opposition over the presidential poll, also attended the meeting, which chose Mahatma Gandhi's grandson to be its nominee for vice-president.

While Sharad Yadav represented the JD(U), other leaders at the meeting included Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, TMC's Derek O'Brien, CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, NC's Omar Abdullah, SP's Naresh Agarwal and BSP's Satish Chandra Mishra.

Polling for the vice-president's post will take place on August 5 if required. The votes will be counted the same evening.