The Congress congratulated Vice President-elect C. P. Radhakrishnan but invoked Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s 1952 call for impartiality in the Rajya Sabha. It said the Opposition’s 40% vote share in the vice presidential polls reflected unity despite the BJP’s numerical victory.
Congress leader Manickam Tagore accused YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy of “betrayal” for supporting NDA vice-presidential nominee C P Radhakrishnan, alleging he chose survival over Andhra’s interests out of fear of CBI cases. BJP says Radhakrishnan will win comfortably.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced its MPs will abstain from voting in the Vice Presidential elections, citing its policy of maintaining equal distance from both the NDA and the INDIA bloc. Naveen Patnaik made the decision after consultations
