Overview

• Both C P Radhakrishnan (NDA) and B Sudershan Reddy (INDIA bloc) had their nominations validated by the returning officer after scrutiny on August 22.
• TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu pledged his party’s votes to Radhakrishnan, stressing alliance commitments over regional appeals.
• Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reached out to Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray seeking cross-party backing for the NDA nominee.
• Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) rejected the request, citing ideological differences and invoking Radhakrishnan’s conduct as Jharkhand governor during Hemant Soren’s arrest.
• The vice president will be chosen by secret ballot of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members on September 9, with the NDA favored by the current arithmetic.