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VP polls: NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan thanks PM Modi, says 'will work hard for nation till last breath'

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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Modi for nominating him as NDA candidate for vice presidential elections.

"My heartfelt thanks to our beloved People’s leader, our most respected Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji for nominating me as the NDA Vice Presidential candidate and giving me the opportunity to serve the Nation," he said in a post on X.



Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, a seasoned BJP leader from Tamil Nadu with an RSS background, has been named the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance .


BJP president J P Nadda made the announcement following a meeting of the party's parliamentary board, which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and consulting the party's allies.

Nadda appealed for unanimous election of Radhakrishnan (67), an OBC leader and two-time former member of Lok Sabha, to the constitutional position, saying the BJP leaders had spoken to the opposition parties last week and will continue to do so.
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