New Delhi, NFAPost: NDA candidate and Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Tuesday elected 15th Vice-President of India.
C P Radhakrishnan defeated his rival INDIA bloc candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy. Radhakrishnan polled 452 of the total 767 votes, while Reddy managed 300, a figure that showed cracks in the Opposition ranks due to cross-voting by some Opposition MPs.
The voting figures clearly show that there was considerable cross-voting from Opposition MPs even though the numbers were in Radhakrishnan’s favour before the election, which was held 50 days after Dhankhar resigned from the post on July 21 in a surprising move during the first day of the Monsoon Session, citing health reasons.
A two-time Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore during then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, Radhakrishnan, 68, was projected as an experienced and untainted leader suited to preside over the Rajya Sabha, where he will serve as the Chairman of the Upper House. He belongs to the Gounder-Kongu Vellalar OBC community.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Radhakrishnan on his victory and exuded confidence he will be an “oustanding” Vice-President and strengthen the country’s constitutional values.
“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,” he wrote on X.
