US EditionFadnavis calls Uddhav, Sharad Pawar seeking support for NDA’s Vice-President candidate
The National Democratic Alliance fields Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan while facing refusals from opposition leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar; election set for Sept 9.
- On August 20, 2025, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reached out to Sharad Pawar, leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, and Uddhav Thackeray, head of Shiv Sena, to request their backing for the NDA's vice-presidential nominee, C.P. Radhakrishnan, ahead of the election slated for September 9.
- The election for India's Vice President was scheduled after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned mid-term, prompting NDA to field Maharashtra Governor Radhakrishnan and the INDIA bloc to nominate former Supreme Court judge Sudarshan Reddy.
- Despite Fadnavis's appeals, Pawar and Thackeray declined to support Radhakrishnan, affirming their commitment to Reddy and the INDIA bloc, which includes NCP-SP, Shiv Sena , and Congress members.
- The electoral college consists of 781 members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including nominated members, with 391 votes needed for victory; Pawar stated, “All Opposition votes will go to Reddy” and expects no surprises.
- The election's outcome may reflect opposition unity against NDA's southern politics strategy, as NDA tries for an uncontested win with Radhakrishnan, while opposition solidarity centers on Reddy's candidacy.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reached out to Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray to seek support for NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan in the vice presidential poll.
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