Vice Presidential Election India Live: CP Radhakrishnan and Sudershan Reddy lock horns as Parliament to vote for new VP after Dhankhar’s shock exit; Results expected evening

Vice President Election News Update Live: The NDA has nominated Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan for the September 9 vice-presidential election, where he will face the Opposition’s Sudershan Reddy.

Born in 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Radhakrishnan began as an RSS swayamsevak and later rose through the BJP ranks. He was elected twice to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore in 1998 and 1999, chaired the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles, and served on key finance and PSU panels. He also represented India at the UN General Assembly in 2004.

As Tamil Nadu BJP president (2004–07), he led statewide yatras on issues like river linking, civil code, and social reforms. Later, he chaired the Coir Board in Kochi. More recently, he served as Governor of Jharkhand, Telangana (additional charge), and Puducherry (Lt. Governor) before taking charge as Maharashtra Governor in July 2024.

Radhakrishnan brings a long career in politics and governance into the vice-presidential contest.