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Opposition's 40% vote share in VP polls a "respectable performance": Jaira
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Many Opposition MPs voted in favour of CP Radhakrishnan in VP election: Ki
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday claimed that many Opposition MPs had voted in favour of the NDA vice-presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan, who won the election, defeating the INDIA bloc candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy.
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CP Radhakrishnan elected as Vice President, PM Modi lauds victory; opposit
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The VP-elect, who has a political career spanning over 50 years, defeated the opposition bloc's joint candidate, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, by 152 votes.
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'Will help us in bringing out the best to serve the marginalised': Amit Sh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Radhakrishnan defeated opposition nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy by 152 votes in the Vice Presidential elections.
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"14% increase in votes secured by B Sudershan Reddy compared to last candi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
National Democratic Alliance-backed CP Radhakrishnan was elected as the 15th Vice President on Tuesday.
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"Confident that he will be an outstanding VP...": PM Modi congratulates ne
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A total of 98.20 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Vice Presidential elections, wherein 767 MPs cast their vote out of 781.
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"Humbly accept this outcome, ideological battle continues...": Sudershan R
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A total of 98.20 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Vice Presidential elections, wherein 767 MPs cast their vote out of 788.
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"This time also, we will win, and they will be happy": Sukanta Majumdar ta
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Polling for the 15th Vice Presidential election began on Tuesday morning, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercising his franchise first, along with other prominent ministers and MPs.
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"Choice of candidates is reminder of who cares for country": DMK's Saravan
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Notably, the INDIA Bloc's candidate Sudershan Reddy is in the electoral fray against the NDA's CP Radhakrishnan.
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Over 700 MPs exercise their franchise to elect next VP, a look through pho
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Randeep Surjewala calls for reintroducing paper voting, "if VP elections c
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"BJP and the PM should tell us that if the Vice President election can take place on the ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs. If Zilla Parishad election can take place on ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs," Surjewala, who is set to vote in the ongoin
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VP elections: "NDA candidate will win": TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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