V-P polls | Rajnath canvasses in support of Radhakrishnan, YSRCP pledges to back NDA candidate

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. File | Photo Loan: Ravi Choudhary
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, on August 18, 2025, reached Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), YSR congress party (Yals Janat (Biju Janat (Biju Janat).
Mr. Radhakrishnan came to Delhi on Monday, August 18, 2025, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders will be met at the residence of the Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, and will probably be won at the Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. He is expected to nominate for the election on August 20.

Shortly after meeting with Mr. Radhakrishnan, Mr. Modi sent to X: “Thıu CP met Radhakrishnan Ji. Nda’s vice president conveyed my best wishes about the presence of the presence of the long years in the fields of public service and experience will enrich our nation to a great extent.
Meanwhile, Mr. Singh managed to secure YSRCP’s support after talking to Party leader YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. YSRCP Lok Sabha Member Maddila Gurumoorthy confirmed that his party would vote for seven – Mr. Radhakrishnan in Four Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The DMK is a part of the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (India), which held a meeting for the candidate for the vice president of the Vice President on Monday, August 18, 2025. Therefore, there was not much optimism that he would support Mr. Radhakrishnan from Tamil Nadu.

Since BJD sources were hospitalized on Sunday, August 17, 2025 due to dehydration of Naveen Patnaik, was taken to the hospital to take the problem into consideration because it was not yet called by the party.
The Vice President of the Election College consists of members of both parliamentary councils and is easily placed to win the election. The election, former Vice President Mr Dhankhar’s health reasons after resigning, two years of office remained. The choice of the vice president will be held on 9 September.
Published – 18 August 2025 22:57 IST


