Voting for the vice presidential election began on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting the first vote. NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan faces joint opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy, though the BJP-led alliance holds a numerical advantage in the 781-member electoral college.
In a late night development, the President has appointed a new governor for Telangana, while CP Radhakrishnan who held additional charge of Telangana, was moved to Maharashtra
Talking to media persons at Raj Bhavan after meeting the Governor, Rama Rao said the Governor was apprised of the way the unemployed youths were being treated in the State for staging protests denouncing the failure of the Congress government in fulfilling its promises in the job front.
