"The voting in the Vice Presidential election is over. The Opposition has stood united. ALL of its 315 MPs have turned up for voting. This is an unprecedented 100% turnout, Ramesh said in a post on handle X.
The voting began at 10 am and will continue till 5 pm. By late evening, the results will be official.
Ahead of the voting, Radhakrishnan offered prayers at the Shree Ram Mandir in Lodhi Road area in Delhi.
The MPs held mock polling to prepare for the Vice Presidential election, which will be held on Tuesday, September 9.
The NDA has nominated C. P. Radhakrishnan, Maharashtra’s Governor and senior BJP leader, while the INDIA bloc has fielded former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate.
Opposition VP nominee B Sudershan Reddy warns against false Gandhi-Nehru-Ambedkar narratives.
NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav, DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and several other leaders of the alliance were also present at the nomination.
Reddy will be up against BJP-led NDA's CP Radhakrishnan to become the country's next Vice President.
Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan will be NDA candidate for Vice Presidential election 2025.
