President Murmu Congratulates CP Radhakrishnan on Vice President Election

Quick Summary

• CP Radhakrishnan was elected as the 15th Vice President of India, defeating INDIA bloc nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy by 152 votes in elections held on Tuesday.
• The election saw a high voter turnout of 98.20%, with 767 MPs casting their vote out of a total of 781.
• Radhakrishnan received 452 first preference votes, while Justice B Sudershan Reddy secured 300 first preference votes; 15 votes were invalid.
• Thirteen MPs abstained from voting, including seven from Biju Janata Dal (BJD), four from Bharath Rashtra Samithi (BRS), one Shiromani Akali Dal MP, and an independent MP.
• The Vice Presidency had been vacant since July due to Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation citing health reasons.
• CP Radhakrishnan previously served as Maharashtra’s Governor (July 2024-July 2025) and Jharkhand’s Governor (February 2023-July 2024). He also held additional responsibilities as Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor briefly in mid-2024.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The election results highlight the strength and cooperation within India’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) bloc, which successfully mobilized its support base for CP Radhakrishnan despite some abstentions by allied parties such as biju Janata Dal and Bharath rashtra Samithi MPs during voting. With such a decisive victory margin of over one hundred votes,this signals robust internal coordination within NDA ranks.

Radhakrishnan brings decades of experience in governance through his roles as Governor across multiple states along with central leadership posts that could lend stability to his tenure amidst India’s fast-evolving political dynamics in upcoming years shaping legislation/matters/or any unforeseen direct paths ensuring utility strides recaps-oriented attached house essential chamber upright progress.

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