Radhakrishnan defeated INDIA bloc nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy by --- votes in the Vice Presidential elections held between 10 am and 5 pm on Tuesday,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at Parliament House right as voting started at 10 AM, was the first person to cast his vote. The counting of votes is set to happen at 6 PM in the same room the voting took place. The contest is between NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakr
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday asserted that there was "no chance" of cross-voting against the NDA's vice presidential nominee, CP Radhakrishnan.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday slammed the Congress party, saying that it neither believed in democracy nor the Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, or the Army. He further stated that they (Congress) want to do politics on every issue.
He said, "The main strategy is that we, all 18 MPs, want to finish our voting within the first hour. Everyone is prepared for that...Arrive early and vote early...I am not only confident that our NDA candidate will win but I am also confident that he will get more than 80-100 majority in
"The mood of the nation is to elect Justice Sudershan Reddy as the Vice President of India, as everyone knows that he is committed to protecting democracy and the Constitution. The NDA candidate himself has written to all MPs saying that he is from RSS and Jan Sangh, which is not acceptab
"Wait for the results. The candidate nominated by the BJP-NDA is very graceful; his life has been full of achievements. I am confident that he will win with a full majority. Country will get a new Vice President and Rajya Sabha will get a new chairman." Thakur said.
Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha on Tuesday claimed that many Opposition leaders will also vote for the NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan in the Vice Presidential election.
While Congress is backing former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has nominated former Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan.