“Opposition could not save their own votes”: Devendra Fadnavis congratulates Radhakrishnan

September 10, 2025

New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday congratulated C P Radhakrishnan on being elected the Vice President of India, saying that he is happy that a Mumbai voter has been elected.

Slamming the opposition, CM Fadnavis said that the opposition was trying to create an atmosphere that the NDA votes would be divided but the opposite happened and they could not save their own votes.

“Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan has emerged as the vice-president of India. I congratulate him and also express gratitude towards PM Modi for nominating him and all the NDA parties supporting him. I am particularly happy that a Mumbai voter has been elected as vice president of India…The Opposition was trying to create an atmosphere that the NDA votes would be divided. Clearly, the opposite happened, and the Opposition could not save their own votes, and it went to CP Radhakrishnan,” he said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met CP Radhakrishnan in the national capital and congratulated him on his victory. PM Modi was joined by Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Pralhad Joshi and JP Nadda.

Met Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji and congratulated him on winning the Vice Presidential election.@CPRGuv pic.twitter.com/yb9pbgvKXj

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 9, 2025

Radhakrishnan defeated INDIA bloc nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy by 152 votes in the Vice Presidential elections held between 10 am and 5 pm on Tuesday. A total of 98.20 per cent voter turnout was found in the Vice Presidential elections, wherein 767 MPs cast their vote out of 781.