Who is CP Radhakrishnan? NDA's pick for Vice-President's post
New Delhi/IBNS: Weeks after Jagdeep Dhankhar shockingly resigned as the Vice President of India, the country's ruling coalition NDA picked Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan for the post.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday announced Radhakrishnan's name after a parliamentary board meeting.
The meeting was attended by senior BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The seat fell vacant after Dhankhar stepped down from the post on the first day of the monsoon session on July 21 citing health issues.
The election will be held on September 9. The result will be declared on the same day.
Who is CP Radhakrishnan?
A politician from Tamil Nadu, Radhakrishnan was a member of the BJP.
He is currently serving as the Maharashtra Governor. He assumed the post on July 31, 2024.
In 1998, Radhakrishnan was elected as a Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore on a BJP ticket. He was re-elected from the same constituency the following year.
He served as the BJP's Tamil Nadu state unit president from 2001 to 2005.
A member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Radhakrishnan previously served as the Jharkhand Governor.
He was also given the additional charge of Governor of Telangana and Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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