Maharashtra Governor and RSS old right hand, CP Radhakrishnan is NDA's Veep candidate
PTC News Desk: The Bhartiya Janta Party led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor and BJP leader CP Radhakrishnan as the candidate for the post of Vice President.
The decision was announced by BJP chief JP Nadda after a three-hour meeting of BJP Parliamentary Board meeting, which was convened to finalise the party's pick for the top position. If elected, Radhakrishnan will succeed Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned as Vice President last month citing health reasons.
Besides PM Modi, several top BJP brass including Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah were also in attendance.
According to sources, Radhakrishnan may attend the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday as well.
Prime Minister Modi took to his social media and congratulated CP Radhakrishnan. The post read, “In his long years in public life, Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji has distinguished himself with his dedication, humility and intellect. During the various positions he has held, he has always focused on community service and empowering the marginalised. He has done extensive work at the grassroots in Tamil Nadu. I am glad that the NDA family has decided to nominate him as the Vice Presidential candidate of our alliance.”
In his long years in public life, Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji has distinguished himself with his dedication, humility and intellect. During the various positions he has held, he has always focused on community service and empowering the marginalised. He has done extensive work at… pic.twitter.com/WrbKl4LB9S — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 17, 2025
Responding on X, Radhakrishnan thanked PM Modi for nominating him as a Vice-Presidential pick writing: “My heartfelt thanks to our beloved People’s leader our most respected Honourable Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi Ji for nominating me as the NDA Vice Presidential candidate and giving me the opportunity to serve the Nation.”
- With inputs from agencies
