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On Sunday, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) declared Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its nominee for the September 9 vice presidential election.
JP Nadda, the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made the news at a press conference held in the nation’s capital after the party’s Parliamentary Board meeting.
We all unanimously selected Mr. CP Radhakrishna as the vice presidential candidate at the parliamentary board meeting. We had already talked about the vice presidential candidate with all of our alliance parties (NDA). To ensure a smooth VP election, we will also talk about our rival party. “Nadda said.”
With effect from July 31, 2024, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan is the 24th Governor of Maharashtra. From February 2023 to July 2024, he was the governor of Jharkhand. From March to July 2024, he also served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and the Governor of Telangana.
Radhakrishnan, a seasoned BJP leader, was the Tamil Nadu BJP State President before being elected twice to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore.
In a previous announcement, the Election Commission stated that the vice presidential election would include polling on September 9 and vote counting on the same day.
Nominations must be submitted by August 21 at the latest, and candidates have until August 25 to remove their names.
On July 21, the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned, citing health reasons, leaving the Vice Presidential position vacant.
“To prioritise health care and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice President of India, effective immediately, in accordance with Article 67(a) of the constitution,” Dhankhar’s resignation letter read.
