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CP Radhakrishnan, who is currently serving as the Governor of Maharashtra, has been named as the NDA candidate for Vice Presidential election.
CP Radhakrishnan named as NDA VP candidate (File image)
Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan has been officially declared as the candidate of the ruling NDA for the Vice Presidential election, nearly a month after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his position.
Radhakrishnan’s candidate was announced by BJP national president JP Nadda at a press conference after the conclusion of the party’s parliamentary board meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The move was necessitated after Jagdeep Dhankhar abruptly resigned from the office on the evening of July 21, citing his health and medical advice. His decision took everyone — in the ruling and Opposition — by surprise, however, forcing a VP election within 90 days.
NDA’s VP Candidate
Nadda said that the government has spoken with all NDA allies before making the announcement and will contact the Opposition as well, seeking an “unopposed election” for Vice President.
“We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can ensure an unopposed election for the post of Vice President. As we said earlier, we have been in touch with them and our senior leaders have contacted them earlier as well and even now, we will remain in touch with them and all our NDA colleagues have supported us. CP Radhakrishnan is our NDA’s candidate for Vice President,” Nadda was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda says, “We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can ensure an unopposed election for the post of Vice President. As we said earlier, we have been in touch with… https://t.co/OLpIsl8dHa pic.twitter.com/JCnkTY4fH5— ANI (@ANI) August 17, 2025
Who Is CP Radhakrishnan, NDA’s VP Candidate?
- Born in 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
- Current Maharashtra Governor (since July 2024)
- Former Governor of Jharkhand (2023)
- Has an RSS background
- Former Tamil Nadu BJP president (2004–2007), undertook a 93-day statewide yatra
- Elected Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha twice from Coimbatore (1998 & 1999)
- In charge of BJP Kerala (2020–22), member of the BJP National Executive
- He was among the first MPs to visit Taiwan in 2014
- Also addressed the United Nations General Assembly in 2003
- Chaired Coir Board (2016-2020) and boosted India’s coir exports
- Known as a grassroots organiser, has a clean image in the Tamil Nadu BJP
NDA Allies Extend Support To VP Candidate
The NDA allies extended their open support for the Vice President candidate.
Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi said on X, “We fully support the NDA candidate for Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan. We stand with the NDA from the streets to the Parliament.”
Ashesh Mallick is a Sub-Editor with over three years of experience in news writing, video production. He primarily covers national news, politics and global affairs. You can follow him on Twitter: @MallickAshes…Read More
Ashesh Mallick is a Sub-Editor with over three years of experience in news writing, video production. He primarily covers national news, politics and global affairs. You can follow him on Twitter: @MallickAshes… Read More
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