Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Tuesday congratulated NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on being elected as the Vice President of India, while stressing that the Opposition does not consider the result as its defeat.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday congratulated C P Radhakrishnan on being elected the Vice President of India, saying that he is happy that a Mumbai voter has been elected.
Vice President-elect CP Radhakrishnan's victory in the Vice Presidential election has drawn congratulatory messages from leaders across the country, with Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of BJP-governed states hailing the win.
As NDA's CP Radhakrishnan won the Vice President election in a direct contest with Opposition's B Sudershan Reddy, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that all MPs have again shown that the new identity of our nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be safeguarde
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the Opposition's performance in the Vice Presidential election was "respectable," noting that its joint candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy (retd) secured 40 per cent of the vote.
With NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan winning the Vice-Presidential polls by over 150 votes, BJP MPs took dig at Congress and opposition parties, claiming that 14 MPs from INDIA block indulged "in cross voting" and 14 other whose votes were cancelled are also from the opposition.
Radhakrishnan received 452 first preference votes, whereas the INDIA bloc candidate Justice B. Sudershan Reddy received 300 first preference votes. Fifteen votes were invalid.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday congratulated C P Radhakrishnan for his victory in the Vice Presidential elections, while expressing gratitude to the united Opposition's joint candidate B Sudershan Reddy for a "spirited and principled fight."