CP Radhakrishnan sworn in as vice president

CP Radhakrishnan was sworn in on Friday as the 15th Vice President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu. Radhakrishnan’s predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar was among those present at the ceremony.

On Tuesday, Radhakrishnan, who was the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate, defeated the Opposition INDIA bloc’s nominee B Sudershan Reddy in the vice presidential election. While Radhakrishnan won 452 votes, Reddy secured 300 votes.

The vice president is also the Rajya Sabha chairperson. He or she is chosen by the electoral college, which consists of elected as well as nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. Unlike in the president’s election, state legislators do not vote.

Radhakrishnan has been the Maharashtra governor since July 2024. He previously served as the governor of Jharkhand and Telangana, and the lieutenant governor of Puducherry.

Radhakrishnan was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the parent organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit chief between 2004 and 2007.

He was a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore between 1998 and 2004.

The election for the vice president’s post was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankar resigned from the post on July 21 “to prioritise health care and abide by medical advice”. He had become the vice president on August 11,...

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