New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president.
Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided Radhakrishnan’s name after an extensive deliberation.
Nadda hoped the opposition parties will support the NDA candidate.
The vice-presidential election, necessitated by the resignation of incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar last month, is scheduled for September 9. The last date for filing nomination is August 22.
Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra on July 31, 2024. Before serving as the Maharashtra Governor, he served as the Governor of Jharkhand for nearly one and a half years, the Maharashtra Raj Bhavan website showed.
Born on October 20, 1957, in Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu, the Maharashtra Governor earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He has been a member of the RSS and served as the State Executive Committee Member of the Bharatiya Janasangh in 1974. Before becoming the Governor of Jharkhand, he served as the State President of the BJP in Tamil Nadu between 2004 and 2007.
Apart from his political career, Radhakrishnan was a college champion in table tennis and also a long-distance runner, according to the Maharashtra Governor’s website. He also enjoys cricket and volleyball.
The election for the post of Vice President will take place on September 9, the Election Commission has said. According to the EC notification, August 21 is the last date for filing nominations, and the documents will be scrutinised on August 22. The Vice Presidential election was necessitated after the resignation of incumbent Jagdeep Dhankhar last month, is scheduled for September 9.
