He chaired the upper house of Parliament in the absence of the Vice President during the monsoon session, after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned, citing health reasons.
As the voting for the Vice Presidential election began on Tuesday morning, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh exercised his franchise along with other NDA MPs in the Parliament.
"We will surely win the elections. Because of the opposition candidate (B Sudershan Reddy) and his work, it took eight years to end Naxalism in Telangana, and it was a big problem. He doesn't care about problems on the ground. Naxalism was a huge problem in Telangana and especially in Chh
The Vice Presidential election is set to happen today, with counting happening at 6 PM at Room F-101, Vasudha, First floor of Parliament House. The voting will also take place in the same room.
As the stage is set for the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday, NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan has an edge with 427 MPs, well above the majority mark of 391, supporting him for the post.
Ahead of the Vice President elections on Tuesday (September 9), opposition INDIA bloc's candidate, former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy, on Monday evening met RLP MP Hanuman Beniwal and Azad Samaj Party President and MP Chandrasekhar Azad in Delhi to seek support.
Regarding the urea shortage crisis, the BRS Working President stated that both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have failed Telangana's farmers.
CPI(M) MP John Brittas said the Opposition organised a mock poll ahead of the Vice Presidential election to minimise invalid votes. He called the contest an "ideological battle" and said cross-voting was possible as some MPs might vote "as per their desire."
Commenting on the upcoming Vice Presidential elections, Congress MP Manickam Tagore claimed that the vice president election is forced on the nation on Monday.
The meeting is to reinforce the opposition's unity and support for their VP candidate, B Sudershan Reddy, who is also supported by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi.