PM Modi casts his vote in Vice-Presidential election
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential election at the Parliament House on Tuesday.
Modi was the first one to cast a vote in the election.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Parliament House to cast his vote for the Vice Presidential election.
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2025
Voting for the post of Vice President to begin shortly. NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan faces the Opposition INDIA bloc’s nominee… pic.twitter.com/e1xV7AlHD1
The voting will continue till 5 pm. The result will be announced at 6 pm.
The election was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankhar made a shock resignation from the post.
The voting is taking place weeks after Dhankhar stepped down citing health reasons.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from the Parliament House after casting his vote for the Vice Presidential election.
— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2025
(Video: DD News) pic.twitter.com/Kic17Kdebj
While the ruling NDA has fielded Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, the opposition INDIA bloc has nominated former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy for the election to the second highest post in the country.
While the NDA is ahead in number game, the INDIA bloc calls it 'ideological battle'
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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