He is the candidate of the NDA and governor of the Maharashtra CP Radhakrishnan against the former Supreme Court supported by the opposition B Sudarshan Reddy during the vice-presidential election. The vote for the second highest constitutional post will take place on Tuesday 5 September and the result will also be declared tomorrow.
While Radhakrishnan benefits from the support of the BJP and its allies, Reddy has the support of the India block.
In the vice-presidential elections, deputies of the two houses vote via a “secret ballot” and a proportional representation system using the only transferable vote. The NDA has 425 deputies, while the opposition camp has the support of 324 at the electoral college of 781 deputies, which made the victory of Radhakrishnan. The majority brand is 391.
Here is who in the VP race:
CP Radhakrishnan
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Party Telugu of AM
- Janata Dal United
- Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)
- Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)
- Janata Dal Secular
- Hindustan Awam Morcha
- Lok Janshakti Party (Chirag Paswan)
- Jana Sena Party
- National People Party
- Aiadmk
- All Jharkhand Union students
- Apna dal
- Rashtriya Lok Dal
- India Republican Party (Athawale)
BS Reddy
- Congress
- Samajwadi party
- Dmk
- Shiv Sena (UBT)
- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar)
- Trinamool Congress
- Rashtriya Janata Dal
- AAM AADMI party
- National conference
- Communist Party of India
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Target
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), led by former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, and Biju Janata Dal, led by Naveen Patnaik, are likely to refrain from voting tomorrow.
Posted for the first time: September 8, 2025 12:38 It
