Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan took the oath of workplace as India’s fifteenth Vice President on Friday in a grand ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath, formally marking Radhakrishnan’s entry into the nation’s second-highest constitutional place.

Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, had received the Vice Presidential election earlier this week, securing 452 votes towards the Opposition candidate, former Supreme Courtroom decide B. Sudershan Reddy, who obtained 300 votes.

#WATCH | Delhi: Vice President-elect C.P. Radhakrishnan to take Oath of Workplace shortly. Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar can also be current on the ceremony which is able to start shortly.

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Rajya Sabha Secretary Basic and Returning Officer PC Mody confirmed that out of 781 MPs, 767 solid their votes, recording a formidable turnout of 98.2%. Of those, 752 ballots had been legitimate whereas 15 had been invalid, setting the required majority for first-preference votes at 377.

Whereas the NDA had 427 MPs supporting Radhakrishnan on paper, 11 further lawmakers from the YSRCP prolonged their backing, leading to a complete 14 votes above expectations, a transfer that triggered hypothesis about cross-voting from the Opposition camp.

13 MPs selected to abstain from voting, together with seven from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), 4 from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), one from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), and one Unbiased member.