Venkaiah Naidu takes oath as 13th Vice President of India
Politics | August 11, 2017 10:57 ISTHere are LIVE UPDATES on Venkaiah Naidu’s swearing-in ceremony:
Here are LIVE UPDATES on Venkaiah Naidu’s swearing-in ceremony:
A day before he is sworn in as Vice President, Venkaiah Naidu said that the government needs parliamentary approval to push legislations so it can implement the agenda for which it had received the people's mandate.
Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that "people try to use minority issues for political purposes," a day after outgoing Hamid Ansari said a sense of “unease” has gripped the Muslim community of the country.
NDA nominee M Venkaiah Naidu was last week elected as India's next Vice President.
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.
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