Here is VP-elect Venkaiah Naidu's acronym for INDIA
India | Aug 06, 2017, 11:40 PM ISTVice President elect M Venkaiah Naidu stays true to his love for acronyms, presents a new one for INDIA.
Vice President elect M Venkaiah Naidu stays true to his love for acronyms, presents a new one for INDIA.
Naidu secured 516 votes against the pledged support of around 495 as nearly two dozen MPs of Opposition defied their leadership and cross-voted in NDA’s favour taking the victory margin to 272 – the largest in the last 30 years
Venkaiah Naidu secured 516 votes against the pledged support of around 495.
Sonia Gandhi offered Congress support in further strengthening the Rajya Sabha's functioning for effective scrutiny of legislation and government policies.
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who was candidate of Congress and some major opposition parties, got 244 votes compared to 516 received by Naidu.
Naidu said he would make an endeavour to enable every member of the Upper House make meaningful contribution towards addressing the issues being faced by the country.
NDA nominee Naidu was on Saturday elected the next Vice President of India, defeating opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.
Venkaiah Naidu, who will be the 13th person to hold the second highest Constitutional post, will succeed Hamid Ansari on August 10.
Venkaiah Naidu secured 516 votes while Gandhi got 244 votes. Of the 771 votes polled, 11 votes were declared invalid.
Out of 760 valid votes, Venkaiah Naidu got 516 votes and UPA's candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi got 244 votes.
Venkaiah Naidu will be the 13th person to hold the second highest Constitutional post in the country.
The voting, which began at 10 am, saw 771 members casting their votes out of the 785 members of the electoral college -- registering a voting percentage at 98.21 per cent.
According to existing political equations in the Parliament, NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu is likely to get around 474 votes while opposition candidate Gopal Krishna Gandhi may get around 257 votes.
Two volumes of a book--'Tireless voice, relentless journey- containing Naidu's speeches were also released at the event.
Venkaiah Naidu is pitted against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the election that will take place in Parliament House with the electoral college comprising 790 members of both the houses.
Hitting out at Pakistan for aiding and abetting terrorism, NDA’s vice presidential nominee Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday delivered a stern warning to Islamabad – “Recall what happened in 1971”
The Vice Presidential election will be held on August 5. Gandhi will contest against the NDA's candidate Venkaiah Naidu.
Venkaiah Naidu was handling both I&B ministry as well as Urban Development Ministry in the Narendra Modi cabinet.
On Monday, BJP President Amit Shah announced that M Venkaiah Naidu will be the vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The prime minister spoke to Palaniswami, who leads the Amma faction of the ruling AIADMK, over the phone and thanked him for supporting the NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
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