With opposition's candidate in Vice Presidential polls B Sudershan Reddy getting less than expected votes, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri on Wednesday hit out the Congress and other opposition parties over their repeated "vote chori" allegations against the BJP and
BJP MPs on Tuesday described the election of C P Radhakrishnan as the Vice President of India as a historic and unprecedented victory for the NDA, crediting the broad support he received across party lines.
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
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.
"They are supporting the BJP. They have not boycotted. It means they have supported Modi. Punjab and the entire country have come to know that in times of crisis like this, the Akali Dal is standing with the BJP. They say something outside, but stand together inside," Singh told ANI.
Stage is set for Vice Presidential contest on Tuesday with NDA expressing confidence of victory of its candidate CP Radhakrishnan and opposition parties rallying in support for their candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy.
Shiv Sena parliamentary group leader Dr. Shrikant Shinde has convened a crucial meeting of the party's Members of Parliament in Delhi on Monday, a day before the Vice-Presidential election.
CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby described the Vice Presidential poll as a "political, ideological, and cultural struggle" that has brought the Opposition together behind Sudershan Reddy's candidature.