New Delhi: Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan took the oath of office as the 15th Vice President of India in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath in a formal ceremony attended by senior political leaders and dignitaries from across the national political spectrum.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi graced the ceremony and offered his felicitations to the newly sworn-in Vice President.
Alongside him, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were among the Union Ministers present.
Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was also in attendance.
In preparation for his new responsibility, Radhakrishnan formally resigned from the post of Maharashtra Governor on Thursday.
Following his resignation, President Murmu appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to take additional charge as the Governor of Maharashtra, an official statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan confirmed.
Soon after taking the oath, Vice President Radhakrishnan has scheduled a meeting, according to sources, with all floor leaders of the Rajya Sabha at 12:30 p.m. The meeting was announced late on Thursday evening.
Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, was elected as the 15th Vice President of India on Tuesday, securing 452 votes against Opposition candidate and former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy, who received 300 votes.
Vice Presidential election was held following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. Following the announcement of results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated CP Radhakrishnan and expressed confidence that the newly elected Vice President would strengthen India’s constitutional values.