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TDP Backs NDA’s Radhakrishnan as Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) Reject Overtures in VP Race

The September 9 vice-presidential vote follows validation of both candidacies, with the NDA seen to hold a numerical edge in Parliament.

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Opposition vice-presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy (L) spoke about NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday.
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Overview

  • After scrutiny on August 22, the returning officer accepted the nominations of NDA nominee C. P. Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc nominee B. Sudershan Reddy.
  • Telugu Desam Party chief and Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu publicly pledged TDP votes to Radhakrishnan, citing alliance commitments and calling him the best candidate.
  • Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reached out to Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray seeking cross-party support for the NDA pick.
  • NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders declined support, with Pawar citing ideological differences and Radhakrishnan’s tenure during Hemant Soren’s 2024 arrest at the Jharkhand Raj Bhavan.
  • The vice president will be elected by MPs of both Houses via secret ballot on September 9, with the opposition casting the contest as an ideological choice as Reddy labels Radhakrishnan a “quintessential RSS man.”