The Vice Presidential election is scheduled for September 9, and the last date of nomination is August 22. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as the candidate for the post of Vice President of India, weeks after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.
The Vice Presidential election is scheduled for September 9, and the last date of nomination is August 22. BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda announced Radhakrishnan’s name in a press conference in Delhi.
“We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can ensure an unopposed election for the post of Vice President. As we said earlier, we have been in touch with them, and our senior leaders have contacted them earlier as well and even now, we will remain in touch with them, and all our NDA colleagues have supported us. CP Radhakrishnan is our NDA’s candidate for Vice President,” he told the media.
Earlier in the day, the BJP parliamentary board met on Sunday to finalise the name of the candidate for the election. Several party stalwarts, including Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and home minister Amit Shah, attended the meeting.
Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as the Vice President last month on the first day of the monsoon session, citing health reasons in a letter to the President of India.
