New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met with Vice President-elect 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.
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.
VIDEO | Delhi: PM Modi (@narendramodi) meets and felicitates Vice President-designate Thiru CP Radhakrishnan.
Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday by bagging 452 votes, while Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy got 300 votes.
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Earlier, PM Modi asserted that CP Radhakrishnan will strengthen India’s “Constitutional values” and enhance “Parliamentary discourse.”
“Congratulations to Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji on winning the 2025 Vice Presidential election. His life has always been devoted to serving society and empowering the poor and marginalised. I am confident that he will be an outstanding VP, who will strengthen our Constitutional values and enhance Parliamentary discourse, Prime Minister Modi wrote on ‘X’.
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.
NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan received 452 first preference votes, whereas the INDIA bloc candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy received 300 first preference votes. Fifteen votes were considered invalid.
“NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan got 452 first preference votes. He has been elected as the Vice President of India… Opposition’s vice-presidential candidate Justice Sudershan Reddy secured 300 first preference votes,” Rajya Sabha general secretary PC Mody said in his press conference.