US EditionOpposition MPs Engage in Mock Poll Ahead of Vice Presidential Election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened voting in the Vice Presidential election, where NDA's C.P. Radhakrishnan holds a strong lead in a 781-member electoral college, officials said.
- On September 9, 2025, members of Parliament voted in the vice-presidential election at the Parliament House in New Delhi.
- The election was held due to Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on July 21, 2025, and featured NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan against opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy.
- Voting started at 10 AM with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting the first ballot, and members could vote until 5 PM under a secret ballot system without party whips binding them.
- Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat expressed confidence in NDA victory, while opposition MPs held a mock poll on September 8 to reduce invalid votes, as emphasized by CPI MP John Brittas.
- Counting will begin at 6 PM with results expected late evening, and the election outcome will determine India's 15th vice president amid ongoing political and flood-related challenges.
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India's Vice-Presidential Election 2025 underway; PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi and others cast votes
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential Eection 2025, billed as an ideological battle between Bharatiya Janata Party-National Democratic Alliance's (BJP-NDA) C. P. Radhakrishnan and Congress-led INDIA bloc's B. Sudershan Reddy.
Vice president poll: PM Narendra Modi first to cast vote
New Delhi, Sep 9 (PTI) Voting was underway to elect a new vice president on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being the first to exercise his franchise in the contest between NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy. Modi, accompanied by Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Jitendra […]
PM Modi casts first vote as Vice-Presidential election begins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling for the Vice-Presidential election began at 10 am. The BJP-led NDA has fielded Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, while the opposition INDIA bloc has nominated former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy.
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