BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao countered Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s claim that abstaining parties in the vice presidential election were backing the BJP. KTR said BRS owed allegiance only to Telangana’s people, not Delhi’s power games, branding it the “A-team” of Telangana.
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.
The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president. The vice-presidential election, necessitated by the resignation of incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar last month, is scheduled for September 9.
The Vice President election will be held on September 9, following Jagdeep Dhankhar's surprise resignation. With 782 members eligible to vote, the NDA holds a numerical advantage, while the opposition is expected to field a joint candidate
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6 (Saturday). The date on which counting, if required, shall be taken on the same day, said the EC in an official statement. The term of the office of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is ending on August […]
