Vice President Election 2025: NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan filed nomination, PM Modi became the first proposer

NDA candidate for the post of Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan, has filed his nomination. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present with him on this occasion.

Apart from BJP President JP Nadda, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Kiren Rijiju, and many senior NDA leaders were also present during the filing of Radhakrishnan's nomination.

Nomination filed in 4 sets

The nomination has been filed in four sets, each of which has the signatures of 20 proposers and 20 seconders. The first set has the signature of Prime Minister Modi as the main proposer, while the rest of the sets have the signatures of Union Ministers and senior NDA leaders, which shows the broad consensus in the alliance.

160 members were present

Around 160 members of the NDA, including ministers and MPs, were present during the filing of nomination papers in Parliament House. The decision to nominate CP Radhakrishnan was taken unanimously at an important meeting of NDA leaders held at the residence of Union Minister Prahlad Joshi.

Senior NDA ally and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi confirmed the unanimous support, saying all the leaders present pledged their full support to Radhakrishnan's candidature.