In a rare show, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived together at the Parliament House to cast their vote for the Vice Presidential election. Both the leaders were seen holding each other's hand.
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.
"As a democratic setup, the INDIA bloc will fight the election together. We have requested a conscious vote. The INDIA bloc and all opposition parties will vote against the NDA candidate (CP Radhakrishnan)," Shivakumar told reporters here.
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.
"History won't forget Jagan Mohan Reddy's betrayal. By supporting an RSS-backed candidate for Vice President, he has chosen fear of CBI cases over the interests of Andhra Pradesh. This is not about strategy. This is about surrender--surrendering to Modi-Babu's pressure, instead of standin
Speaking to reporters, Chaudhary said, "Apart from the votes of NDA MPs, other MPs will also vote in favour of NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan. Many MPs of the INDI alliance want to vote for NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan..."
"There is no doubt, our NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan will win the election for the Vice President post. All NDA allies are united; I am confident that our candidate will win with a huge margin," Bharti told ANI.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP (RV)) MP Shambhavi Choudhary on Tuesday said that there was a "full guarantee" that NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan would be elected as the next Vice President of the country, praising his work and leadership.
Speaking to reporters, Joshi said, "If Congress is making an honest call to choose wisely, then their candidate will lose with bigger numbers. If one needs to make a wise decision, they cannot be voted for. There is a grave discontent within the Congress party over their candidate...We ar