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NDA, INDIA Blocs to Train MPs on Voting Procedure for Vice-President Election
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hosted a dinner for INDIA bloc MPs to consolidate support for opposition candidate B. Sudershan Reddy ahead of the September 9 Vice-Presidential election.
- Members of both Houses of Parliament will vote on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, to elect India's next Vice President in a high-stakes election.
- The election follows the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21, 2025, citing health reasons, which left the post vacant.
- The NDA has nominated C P Radhakrishnan, former Maharashtra Governor and BJP leader, while the Opposition INDIA bloc has chosen retired Supreme Court Justice B Sudershan Reddy as their candidate.
- Voting will begin at 10 am and end at 5 pm with 770 MPs eligible, excluding abstentions from BJD, BRS, and SAD, and counting will start at 6 pm the same day.
- The outcome could reinforce the NDA's advantage given their majority and cross-voting history, while the Vice President’s constitutional role includes chairing the Rajya Sabha and temporarily acting as President if needed.
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NDA, INDIA blocs to train MPs on voting procedure for Vice-President election
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The India Block dinner meeting, which was to be hosted by Mallikarjun Kharge at Parliament House on Monday evening, has been cancelled. The dinner was being organised in honour of joint candidate Sudarshan Reddy.
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