New Delhi. President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to CP Radhakrishnan today as the 15th Vice President of the country. On September 9, in the Vice Presidential election, NDA candidate Radhakrishnan made the opposition candidate B.K. Sudarshan won by defeating Reddy. PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and several other Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of the states were also present at the swearing -in ceremony. Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar also reached the swearing -in ceremony. Dhankhar appeared for the first time after resigning from the post of Vice President. Dhankhar sat in a chair next to former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and was seen talking to him.
#Watch CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as the 15th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu Administers The Oath of Office to Him.
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In the Vice Presidential election, 452 votes in favor of CP Radhakrishnan while his rival B.K. Sudarshan Reddy received 300 votes. In this election, the talk of cross voting by opposition MPs in favor of NDA is also coming out. However, on the basis of number force, CP Radhakrishnan’s victory was already considered to be almost sure. At the same time, the Congress is trying to find out the MPs who vote. Significantly, on July 21, on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as Vice President.
Although Dhankar had cited health reasons behind resignation, the opposition was constantly seeking clarification from the government on their resignation. After resigning, Dhankhar made distance from public life nor did he meet anyone nor issued any statement. Recently, the Dhankar Vice President has been vacated and shifted to a farm house in Chhatarpur, Delhi, which is of INLD leader Abhay Chautala. Jagdeep Dhankhar has appeared in public for the first time today after resigning.
