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News India Live, Digital Desk: Today is a special day for the country. CP Radhakrishnan is sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India.]A plain and dignified ceremony was held at 10 am at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Draupadi Murmu administered him the oath of office and secrecy. Many big leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh were present on this important occasion.
In the recent Vice Presidential election, NDA candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan made opposition coalition candidate B.C. Sudarshan Reddy was defeated by a huge margin of 152 votes. Radhakrishnan received a total of 452 votes in this election.
Who is C.P. Radhakrishnan?
Born in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, CP Radhakrishnan’s political journey has been very long and impressive. Radhakrishnan, who started his politics from the ground level, is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has also been a Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore twice. Before joining politics, he was also connected to organizations like RSS and Jan Sangh
Before becoming the Vice President, he has also served as the Governor of Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Apart from this, he has also taken over the additional charge of the Governor of Telangana and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
Now as Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan will also take over the responsibility of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. This is a very important position in Indian democracy. The whole country is hoping that under his experience and guidance, the proceedings of Rajya Sabha will run smoothly and there will be a meaningful discussion on important issues related to the development of the country.
North India Statesman