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Voting for the Vice Presidential election is over, now waiting for the results
New Delhi, September 9, 2025: Voting for the post of Vice President of India took place in Parliament House today, Tuesday. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan and the India Aghadi candidate former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy were in a direct contest. Voting was held from 10 am to 5 pm in Room F-101, Vasudha, Parliament House. Now all eyes are on the results, which are likely to be announced late tonight.
Voting process and participation
A total of 781 MPs were eligible to vote for the Vice Presidential election, including members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. By 3 pm, 96% of MPs had exercised their franchise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting his vote first. Apart from this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, and several senior leaders including Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi also cast their votes.
The voting process was conducted through secret ballot and single transferable vote. In this method, MPs were required to indicate their preference (1, 2, 3...) in front of the names of the candidates. The preference can be indicated in Indian numerals, Roman numerals or any recognized Indian language, but it cannot be written in words.
Candidates and Political Mathematics
NDA candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current Governor of Maharashtra and a former state president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu and a two-time Lok Sabha MP. He is known for his close ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and as a soft-spoken, non-controversial personality. On the other hand, India Aghadi candidate B. Sudarshan Reddy is a former Supreme Court judge who delivered several landmark judgments between 2007 and 2011. In particular, he gave the landmark judgment in 2011 in the case of Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh, banning a tribal militia called Salwa Judum.
The NDA has the support of 293 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 129 in the Rajya Sabha, while 11 MPs from the YSR Congress Party have also declared their support for Radhakrishnan. This gives the NDA a total of 422 MPs, more than the 391 votes required for victory. On the other hand, the India Alliance has the support of 324 MPs including the Congress, DMK, JMM, RJD, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, AAP and AIMIM.
Some parties withdraw
Some parties decided to abstain from voting in this election. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) decided not to participate in the election to focus on local issues and maintain equal distance from the national-level alliances. Seven MPs from the BJD, four from the BRS and one from the SAD will not vote in this election.
Political reactions and controversies
The India Alliance has called this election an "ideological battle". Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has termed Sudarshan Reddy's candidature as a great achievement for democracy. He said, "Whenever democracy and the Constitution are attacked, the opposition parties come together to fight." On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized the BJP, saying, "The BJP has tried to destroy the spirit of democracy and this election has been imposed on us."
BJP MP Ujjwal Nikam, however, termed the opposition's claims as "false propaganda" and expressed confidence in Radhakrishnan's victory. Union Minister Chirag Paswan also expressed his firm belief in the unity of the NDA and Radhakrishnan's victory.
Election background
The election was necessitated by the sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He
New Delhi, September 9, 2025: Voting for the post of Vice President of India took place in Parliament House today, Tuesday. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan and the India Aghadi candidate former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy were in a direct contest. Voting was held from 10 am to 5 pm in Room F-101, Vasudha, Parliament House. Now all eyes are on the results, which are likely to be announced late tonight.
Voting process and participation
A total of 781 MPs were eligible to vote for the Vice Presidential election, including members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. By 3 pm, 96% of MPs had exercised their franchise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting his vote first. Apart from this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, and several senior leaders including Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi also cast their votes.
The voting process was conducted through secret ballot and single transferable vote. In this method, MPs were required to indicate their preference (1, 2, 3...) in front of the names of the candidates. The preference can be indicated in Indian numerals, Roman numerals or any recognized Indian language, but it cannot be written in words.
Candidates and Political Mathematics
NDA candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current Governor of Maharashtra and a former state president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu and a two-time Lok Sabha MP. He is known for his close ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and as a soft-spoken, non-controversial personality. On the other hand, India Aghadi candidate B. Sudarshan Reddy is a former Supreme Court judge who delivered several landmark judgments between 2007 and 2011. In particular, he gave the landmark judgment in 2011 in the case of Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh, banning a tribal militia called Salwa Judum.
The NDA has the support of 293 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 129 in the Rajya Sabha, while 11 MPs from the YSR Congress Party have also declared their support for Radhakrishnan. This gives the NDA a total of 422 MPs, more than the 391 votes required for victory. On the other hand, the India Alliance has the support of 324 MPs including the Congress, DMK, JMM, RJD, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, AAP and AIMIM.
Some parties withdraw
Some parties decided to abstain from voting in this election. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) decided not to participate in the election to focus on local issues and maintain equal distance from the national-level alliances. Seven MPs from the BJD, four from the BRS and one from the SAD will not vote in this election.
Political reactions and controversies
The India Alliance has called this election an "ideological battle". Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has termed Sudarshan Reddy's candidature as a great achievement for democracy. He said, "Whenever democracy and the Constitution are attacked, the opposition parties come together to fight." On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized the BJP, saying, "The BJP has tried to destroy the spirit of democracy and this election has been imposed on us."
BJP MP Ujjwal Nikam, however, termed the opposition's claims as "false propaganda" and expressed confidence in Radhakrishnan's victory. Union Minister Chirag Paswan also expressed his firm belief in the unity of the NDA and Radhakrishnan's victory.
Election background
The election was necessitated by the sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He
Voting process and participation
A total of 781 MPs were eligible to vote for the Vice Presidential election, including members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. By 3 pm, 96% of MPs had exercised their franchise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting his vote first. Apart from this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, and several senior leaders including Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi also cast their votes.
The voting process was conducted through secret ballot and single transferable vote. In this method, MPs were required to indicate their preference (1, 2, 3...) in front of the names of the candidates. The preference can be indicated in Indian numerals, Roman numerals or any recognized Indian language, but it cannot be written in words.
Candidates and Political Mathematics
NDA candidate C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current Governor of Maharashtra and a former state president of the BJP in Tamil Nadu and a two-time Lok Sabha MP. He is known for his close ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and as a soft-spoken, non-controversial personality. On the other hand, India Aghadi candidate B. Sudarshan Reddy is a former Supreme Court judge who delivered several landmark judgments between 2007 and 2011. In particular, he gave the landmark judgment in 2011 in the case of Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh, banning a tribal militia called Salwa Judum.
The NDA has the support of 293 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 129 in the Rajya Sabha, while 11 MPs from the YSR Congress Party have also declared their support for Radhakrishnan. This gives the NDA a total of 422 MPs, more than the 391 votes required for victory. On the other hand, the India Alliance has the support of 324 MPs including the Congress, DMK, JMM, RJD, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, AAP and AIMIM.
Some parties withdraw
Some parties decided to abstain from voting in this election. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) decided not to participate in the election to focus on local issues and maintain equal distance from the national-level alliances. Seven MPs from the BJD, four from the BRS and one from the SAD will not vote in this election.
Political reactions and controversies
The India Alliance has called this election an "ideological battle". Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has termed Sudarshan Reddy's candidature as a great achievement for democracy. He said, "Whenever democracy and the Constitution are attacked, the opposition parties come together to fight." On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized the BJP, saying, "The BJP has tried to destroy the spirit of democracy and this election has been imposed on us."
BJP MP Ujjwal Nikam, however, termed the opposition's claims as "false propaganda" and expressed confidence in Radhakrishnan's victory. Union Minister Chirag Paswan also expressed his firm belief in the unity of the NDA and Radhakrishnan's victory.
Election background
The election was necessitated by the sudden resignation of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. He
