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Vice Presidential polls: 96% polling recorded by 3 PM, PTI quotes official sources
olling for the Vice Presidential election on Monday witnessed a high turnout, with 96 per cent of members casting their votes by 3 PM, according to official sources.
The Election Commission had set up polling booths inside Parliament House, where members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha exercised their franchise. Voting began at 10 AM and will continue until 5 PM.
The Vice President is elected by an electoral college comprising members of both Houses of Parliament. The ballot is held through a secret vote, with the results expected to be announced later in the evening after counting is completed.
‘No chances of cross-voting, NDA will win,’ says BJP MP Bhagwat Karad on Vice Presidential election
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday asserted that there was “no chance” of cross-voting against the NDA’s vice presidential nominee, CP Radhakrishnan.
“There are no chances of cross-voting. We will win the Vice-President elections for sure,” Karad told ANI.
Backing him, Rajya Sabha MP Ujjwal Nikam accused the Opposition of “bogus propaganda” and expressed confidence in Radhakrishnan’s victory. “NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan will win the Vice Presidential election. The opposition is adopting a strategy of bogus propaganda, in which they will fail,” Nikam said.
Earlier in the day, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu expressed strong confidence in the victory of the NDA candidate, predicting that the ruling coalition will secure a large majority.
“The main strategy is that we, all 18 MPs, want to finish our voting within the first hour. Everyone is prepared for that. Arrive early and vote early. I am not only confident that our NDA candidate will win, but I am also confident that he will get more than 80-100 majority in this election. There will definitely be cross-voting from the parties that are in between; they will be voting for us. Also, some of the Opposition MPs will be voting for us,” he told ANI.
BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana added that Radhakrishnan’s experience would strengthen parliamentary democracy. “I appeal to the Opposition to support the NDA candidate and encourage parliamentary conventions, deliberations and debates,” he said.
Polling for the 15th Vice Presidential election began on Tuesday morning, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercising his franchise first, along with other prominent ministers and MPs. The counting of votes will take place in the evening.
NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan is facing joint Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy.
The election comes 50 days after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post as the Vice President on July 21, citing health reasons.
‘NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan is an experienced leader’: BJP MP K Laxman
On the ongoing Vice Presidential election 2025, BJP MP K Laxman said, “The NDA candidate, CP Radhakrishnan, is an experienced leader. People will surely vote based on their assessment of him, and he will win without a second thought.”
NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan will win the Vice-Presidential elections with a good majority…Under PM Modi’s leadership, the nation is progressing.
NCP MP Praful Patel
Rajya Sabha member Nikam attacks opposition for ‘bogus propaganda’
Rajya Sabha MP Ujjwal Nikam said, “NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan will win the Vice Presidential election. The opposition is adopting a strategy of bogus propaganda, in which they will fail…”
VP polls: Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Gadkari cast vote; polling open till 5pm
We do not want to go into the chronology, but there will be a new Vice President and we have voted for a new Vice President.
Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav
AAP to support Oppn’s candidate B Sudershan Reddy for VP
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said, “Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal and the party have decided to support Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy and vote for him. Our MPs will vote for him…There is no such possibility (of cross-voting) in our party…All our votes will go to Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy…In the Constitution Club election, BJP members did cross-voting and voted against the Modi-Amit Shah’s desired candidate…So, if something like that happens, there can be unexpected results.”
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav casts vote in VP election
Chirag Paswan votes in VP poll
Union minister Chirag Paswan casts his vote for the Vice Presidential election at the Parliament House.
‘Those who trust the Constitution will vote for B Sudershan Reddy’: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “The BJP has tried to murder the soul of democracy, and this election has been forced on us as. They cut the tenure of an elected Vice President. Those who trust the Constitution will vote for B Sudershan Reddy because he has spent his life upholding the Constitution.”
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan casts his vote for the Vice Presidential election at the Parliament
NDA will win the election.
Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
Nitin Gadkari casts his vote for the Vice Presidential election at the Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia backs Radhakrishnan
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says, “We are confident that the NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan will win the elections”
Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi backs NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan
“We have decided to vote in favour of NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan. The opposition will say whatever they want… they don’t have any policy. We are working to make India developed by 2047 an envisioned by PM Modi.”
VP Polls: Tharoor exercises his ballot
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrives at the Parliament House to cast his vote for the Vice Presidential election.
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman casts vote
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh, casts his vote for the Vice Presidential election at the Parliament House.
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leaves from Parliament after casting vote for Vice President election
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut casts her vote for the Vice Presidential election at the Parliament House
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi casts her vote
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‘More than hopeful…’: INDIA bloc nominee B Sudershan Reddy on winning VP elections
Joint Opposition Vice Presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy has expressed hope about winning the elections that commenced on Tuesday morning in Parliament House.
“I am more than hopeful that I am going to win this election,” Reddy told reporters here.
“I thank the people for the love I have got from, the response from civil society. I also thank the leaders on the opposing side,” he added.
Reddy also dismissed any hopes of cross-voting, saying that he is only trying to “awaken people’s conscious” and he does not expect any cross voting to happen.
“I am only trying to awaken people’s conscience. I did not say that there would be cross-voting. I don’t know what cross-voting is,” he said.
When asked on NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan being confident in winning majority of votes, he retorted, “What else will he say? Will he say that I (Sudershan Reddy) will win? Is this a question?”
Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge said that he will continue to fight for the Constitution regardless of the result.
‘My topi tells you who I voted for’: SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav
SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav said, “We should not reveal the secrecy of the vote, but my ‘topi’ tells you who I voted for. Our candidate is Sudershan Reddy, he is being voted for in large numbers.”
BJP quickly removed a vice president, and now everyone faces pressure to vote: Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury
On Vice-Presidential Election 2025, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said, “We must understand why this situation arose. BJP quickly removed a vice president, and now everyone faces pressure to vote. I don’t want to talk about other parties, but I will definitely speak about BRS. For Telugu speakers, this is a crucial issue and opportunity. A man from the south, who served for Telangana for his whole life and made important decisions as a Supreme Court judge, is it not shameful that BRS wouldn’t vote for a Telugu man? Are their intentions pure?… Whether BRS votes for them or not, it won’t make a difference because they (BJP and BRS) are linked with each other… BRS say one thing in Telangana and does something else when in Delhi. They do the same thing repeatedly in many bills and elections… Our candidate is a very good person. Morally, we will win…”
Our full support is to B Sudershan Reddy (INDIA alliance candidate and former Supreme Court judge).
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
Radhakrishnan ji, the NDA candidate, will win with a large margin. Even the INDIA alliance is saying the election is unnecessary, and some of their members will even vote for Radhakrishnan ji.
NCP MP Praful Patel
Mallikarjun Kharge backs Sudershan Reddy
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, on his way to Parliament to cast his vote, said, “Sudershan Reddy ji has all the chances of winning.”
B Sudershan Reddy: ‘Very confident of win, never spoke of cross-voting’
INDIA bloc’s nominee and former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy expressed confidence ahead of the polls, saying, “I am very confident. We are going to win. I am only trying to awaken people’s conscience. I did not say that there would be cross-voting. I don’t know what cross-voting is.”
Vice Presidential Election: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reaches Parliament to cast vote
NDA has 293 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 129 members in the Rajya Sabha and commands a clear majority. The vice presidential elections are being held after the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar from the post on July 21.
Radhakrishnan vs Reddy: High-stakes vice-presidential election begins; PM Modi casts first vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from the Parliament House after casting his vote for the Vice Presidential election.
Radhakrishnan vs Reddy: Vice President election today; PM Modi to cast first vote
Shiromani Akali Dal ‘boycotts’ VP election; blames Centre, state govt for mishandling of flood relief
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab has decided to boycott the Vice Presidential elections set to happen on Tuesday. The party has said that neither the Central nor the state government has meaningfully helped the people of Punjab during the devastating floods, which have affected large swathes of farmland, displaced thousands, and submerged people’s homes.
Currently, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur is the sole representative of the party in Parliament. The party has no Rajya Sabha MPs.
“Almost one third of the state lies submerged under water with houses and crops completely destroyed. It is a man-made tragedy caused by Punjab government’s negligence and incompetence. Neither the state government nor the centre have come forward to help Punjabis in any way. Neither the state government nor the centre have come forward to help Punjabis in any way,” the party posted on X.
The party said that the people of Punjab are “very upset and angry” with both the Centre for holding a VP election while the state suffers.
“The Shiromani Akali Dal represents the sentiments and the voice of the people Punjab. Therefore, the party has decided to BOYCOTT this Vice Presidential poll,” the post added.
CP Radhakrishnan will win and become the Vice President.
BJP MP Trivendra Singh Rawat
CP Radhakrishnan is going to be the Vice President: BJP MP Kiran Choudhry
BJP MP Kiran Choudhry said, “We can clearly see what is going to happen…CP Radhakrishnan is going to be the Vice President. He is a very capable man. He has served the nation. With his election, the Vice President’s post will be honoured…”
Vice-President Election: Radhakrishnan picks Ram Mohan Naidu, Sanjay Jha as polling agents for VP election
NDA nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan has nominated Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu and JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as his polling agents for today’s Vice President polling and counting.
Radhakrishnan vs Reddy: Stage set for high-stakes VP elections; who has the numbers? Key FAQs
The stage is set for Tuesday’s Vice Presidential election, with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate CP Radhakrishnan facing off against INDIA bloc’s Justice B Sudershan Reddy.
The electoral process will take place in Parliament House from 10am to 5pm, with vote counting starting at 6pm. Both sides have conducted mock polls to ensure their MPs vote correctly and avoid ballot invalidation.
NDA nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan holds a commanding lead against opposition INDIA bloc candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy.
Vice President Elections 2025: CP Radhakrishnan offers prayers ahead of voting
‘It is going to be a big victory for Indian nationalism’: NDA’s nominee Radhakrishnan
NDA nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan said, “The elections are taking place. It is going to be a big victory for Indian nationalism. We are all one, we will be one and we want India to become ‘Viksit Bharat'”
Vice President Elections 2025; Anurag Thakur backs NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan
BJP MP Anurag Thakur expressed confidence ahead of the vice-presidential elections, asserting that NDA’s candidate CP Radhakrishnan will secure a “huge majority.” Thakur said all party members were working to ensure his victory and added that opposition MPs were welcome to support him since he represents the nation’s interests.
The election will see a direct contest between NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan and the Opposition’s candidate, B Sudershan Reddy.
Vice President Elections 2025: BRS, BJD and SAD to abstain from voting in election
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have announced they will abstain from voting in the vice-presidential elections.
Elections are contested to win. We are confident that we will definitely win.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Dina Patil
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‘NDA has more count and Radhakrishnan will become the Vice-President’: SP Singh Baghel
Union minister SP Singh Baghel said, “Both candidates and their supporters are ready. NDA has more count and Radhakrishnan will become the Vice-President. We will vote in his favour, and the NDA will win. We will congratulate him and he will run the proceedings of the House smoothly… Everything will be cleared by the evening.”
In show of unity, Opposition MPs take part in mock voting for VP election
In a show of unity ahead of the voting for the vice-presidential election, MPs from opposition parties held a mock exercise to avoid mistakes in marking preferences in Tuesday’s direct contest between the joint opposition’s B Sudershan Reddy and the governing BJP’s nominee and presumptive winner CP Radhakrishnan.
The electoral college for the VP election comprises members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who are not bound by party whips in what is a secret ballot.
Led by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, TR Baalu, Akhilesh Yadav, the MPs gathered at the Central Hall of Parliament, where they were told about the process of voting. The opposition bloc has appointed Syed Naseer Hussain, Manickam Tagore and Shatabdi Roy as the polling agents for candidate Reddy, while Shaktisinh Gohil and Tagore will be his counting agents.
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Vice President Election 2025: Choosing the second-highest constitutional office
The vice-presidential election holds immense importance as it fills the second-highest constitutional office and determines the Rajya Sabha chairman. With the NDA holding a numerical edge, political strategists see a likely Radhakrishnan victory, but the opposition stresses the moral imperative of voting according to conscience. The secret ballot, abstentions by some MPs, and careful campaign efforts make the contest closely watched. The results, expected late evening, will not only decide the officeholder but also signal the relative strength of alliances, the role of unaligned MPs, and ideological positioning ahead of future parliamentary dynamics.
NDA parties, MPs are ready for VP election tomorrow, we will participate in it positively. The next session will be held under CP Radhakrishnan. We are hopeful for tomorrow.
BJP MP Hemang Joshi
VP Polls 2025 Live: Role of unaligned MPs could influence election dynamics
Apart from the main NDA and opposition blocs, 39 MPs remain unaligned, making their votes potentially decisive in close contests. While YSR Congress has pledged support to Radhakrishnan, AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi has announced backing for Reddy. Parties like BRS and BJD will abstain, and the SAD has also chosen not to participate. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed confidence that most unaligned MPs will support the NDA candidate. Their choices, though numerically smaller, carry symbolic weight and could shape narratives about cross-party appeal, strategic negotiations, and the perceived legitimacy of the winning candidate in the upper house.
Vice President Election 2025 Live Updates: Voting for the vice-presidential election began on Tuesday at 10 am, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting the first ballot.
On Monday, Prime Minister Modi expressed that the candidature of CP Radhakrishnan had generated widespread enthusiasm and said people believed he would make an excellent Vice President. “Participated in the NDA meeting in Delhi, attended by MPs across the NDA family. The candidature of Thiru CP Radhakrishnan has generated immense enthusiasm all across. People believe that he will be an excellent Vice President, who will enrich the office with his wisdom and insights,” he said in a post on X.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also voiced confidence in Radhakrishnan’s support, saying the NDA nominee is likely to receive more votes than the ruling alliance’s strength. “There will be secret voting. CP Radhakrishnanji will get more support from the MPs than the votes from the NDA. Many MPs are thinking of voting for Radhakrishnan ji, and it is in the national interest that a very good person with nationalist ideology becomes the Vice President of our country,” he told mediapersons.
Rijiju emphasized the importance of every vote, noting past instances of invalid ballots. “So last time we have seen few invalid votes. The Prime Minister has appealed that not a single vote should be invalid or go to waste. All MPs are very particular about their voting rights,” he said.
Ahead of the election, PM Modi addressed NDA MPs in a meeting, discussing recent parliamentary achievements and urging them to spread awareness about key bills. “It was a very good meeting. All MPs of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha met together, and PM Modi also guided them. Prime Minister expressed his happiness about the important bills that have been passed in the Parliament recently and also said that people should be informed about such important bills in the true sense… For a self-reliant India, NDA leaders have been called upon to play a leadership role,” he said.
Rijiju added that the Prime Minister’s guidance would be carried forward by MPs in their constituencies following the Vice Presidential election.