CP Radhakrishnan was sworn in as Vice President on Friday. CP Radhakrishnan has become the 15th Vice President of the country. President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of Vice President to Radhakrishnan at Rashtrapati Bhavan. In fact, CP Radhakrishnan won by defeating Joint Opposition candidate B Sudarshan Reddy in the Vice Presidential election on Tuesday. Let us tell you that this took place after a sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on 21 July.
Radhakrishnan became the 15th Vice President of the country
NDA candidate Radhakrishnan was elected the 15th Vice President of India on Tuesday. After the election, Rajya Sabha General Secretary and Election Officer PC Modi announced the results and stated that 767 out of 781 MPs voted, leading to 98.2 percent voting.
How many votes the NDA candidate got?
NDA Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan received 452 votes. At the same time, opposition candidate B Sudarshan Reddy got 300 votes. The results were declared after voting on 9 September. After the announcement of the results of the post of Vice President, Prime Minister Modi congratulated CP Radhakrishnan. Prime Minister Modi expressed confidence that the newly elected Vice President would further strengthen the constitutional values of India and contribute positively to parliamentary dialogues.
CP Radhakrishnan was the Governor of Maharashtra
Please tell that CP Radhakrishnan was the Governor of Maharashtra. Now that he has become the Vice President of the country, the post of Governor in Maharashtra has become vacant. Till the appointment of the new Governor, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has been given the charge of the Governor of Maharashtra besides his duties. The President has also released an official statement in this regard.