NDA declared Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate in a press conference held after the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting. The meeting was held in New Delhi on August 17, 2025.
NDA announces Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election pic.twitter.com/IQhoLVXm1u
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After the meeting, BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda, announced that, “Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan will be the NDA’s candidate for the Vice Presidential election.”
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JP Nadda also mentioned, “We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can ensure an unopposed election for the post of Vice President. As we said earlier, we have been in touch with them and our senior leaders have contacted them earlier as well and even now, we will remain in touch with them and all our NDA colleagues have supported us. CP Radhakrishnan is our NDA’s candidate for Vice President.”
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP national president and Union Minister JP Nadda says, "We will talk to the opposition as well. We should also get their support so that together we can ensure an unopposed election for the post of Vice President. As we said earlier, we have been in touch with… https://t.co/OLpIsl8dHa pic.twitter.com/JCnkTY4fH5
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PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal and other leaders attended the meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated CP Radhakrishnan. PM Modi wrote, “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
About CP Radhakrishnan
Chandrapuram Ponnuswamy Radhakrishnan was born on 20 October 1957 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. During his political career, he held many important responsibilities. On 31 July 2024, he took charge as the Governor of Maharashtra. Earlier, he was the Governor of Jharkhand from 18 February 2023 to 30 July 2024. Along with this, he took additional charge as the Governor of Telangana from March to July 2024 and also served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from March to August 2024.
He represented the Coimbatore region by winning the 1998 and 1999 Lok Sabha elections. In BJP, he was the President of the Tamil Nadu unit from 2003 to 2006. Radhakrishnan’s political journey started with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
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