PM Modi meets NDA’s Vice President candidate CP Radhakrishnan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the NDA’s candidate for the Vice Presidential post, CP Radhakrishnan, in Delhi.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said, “Met Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji. Conveyed my best wishes on his being the NDA’s Vice Presidential nominee. His long years of public service and experience across domains will greatly enrich our nation. May he continue to serve the nation with the same dedication and resolve he has always demonstrated.”
The BJP-led NDA on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its nominee for the upcoming Vice Presidential election.
The decision came after a meeting of the BJP parliamentary board, attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The announcement was made by BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda, following the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on 21 July due to health reasons. Dhankhar, 74, stepped down two years into his term, which began in August 2022.
By fielding CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice-Presidential candidate, the BJP is seeking to strike multiple political chords at once — from caste equations to regional ambitions in Tamil Nadu — while also attempting to unsettle the Opposition.