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NEW DELHI: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met his successor C P Radhakrishnan, marking his first formal interaction with the vice president. No official statement or photograph related to the meeting was issued by the VP’s office, with sources calling it a “courtesy meeting”.Dhankhar had last met Radhakrishnan at the latter’s swearing-in ceremony…
NEW DELHI: CP Radhakrishnan on Friday took oath as the 15th vice-president of India at a formal ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh. Former vice-presidents Jagdeep Dhankhar, Venkaiah Naidu and Hamid Ansari were…
CP Radhakrishnan demits office; Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat gets additional charge of Maharashtra NEW DELHI: Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat has been appointed to discharge the functions of the governor of Maharashtra following C P Radhakrishnan’s election as India’s next Vice-President. In a statement on Thursday, Rashtrapati Bhavan said, “Consequent upon demitting the office of Governor…
. NEW DELHI: Marking the culmination of the vice-presidential election process, the Election Commission — comprising chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi — on Wednesday certified the election of C P Radhakrishnan as the 15th vice-president of India.A copy of the certificate signed by the three EC…
NEW DELHI: Almost 50 days after his resignation, former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar broke his silence to congratulate his successor C P Radhakrishnan, saying that the office of the VP would attain greater glory with his vast experience.This was Dhankhar’s first public statement since demitting office on July 21 – day one of the monsoon session…
NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance‘s (NDA) candidate, CP Radhakrishnan on being elected as the Vice President on Tuesday, said that his victory reflects the triumph of “nationalistic ideology,” countering the opposition’s claim of an “ideological battle.“Speaking to news agency ANI he said, “Every post is important and every post has its own limitations. We have…
CP Radhakrishnan (File photo) NEW DELHI: NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as India’s 15th vice president, defeating opposition INDIA bloc candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy.Radhakrishnan, currently serving as Maharashtra governor, will vacate the post to succeed Jagdeep Dhankhar, whose abrupt resignation on July 21 created the vacancy.The vice…
NEW DELHI: National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) candidate, CP Radhakrishnan, was elected as India’s 15th Vice President after securing 452 votes in Tuesday’s election. His rival, Justice B Sudershan Reddy of the INDIA bloc won 300 votes and 15 votes were deemed invalid.The contest, held in Parliament House in New Delhi, came just weeks after the…
The vice-presidential polls are set to take place on September 9 with INDIA bloc candidate B Sudershan Reddy all set to face NDA pick CP Radhakrishnan.Jagdeep Dhankhar stepped down on July 21, the opening day of the Monsoon session, citing health concerns. He has since stayed out of the public eye and had been residing…
NEW DELHI: AIMIM has offered its support for INDIA bloc’s vice-presidential candidate Sudershan Reddy for the upcoming VP polls, Asaduddin Owaisi announced on Saturday.“@TelanganaCMO spoke to me today and requested that we support Justice Sudershan Reddy as Vice President. @aimim_national will extend its support to Justice Reddy, a fellow Hyderabadi and a respected jurist. I…
