On 19 August 2025, the INDIA bloc officially selected former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, as announced by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during a meeting with allied opposition leaders. Mr. B Sudershan Reddy worked as Government Pleader, Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court in December 2005, and then Judge of the Supreme Court of India from January 2007 until retiring in July 2011. Post-retirement, he served as Goa’s first Lokayukta in 2013 (resigned same year) and continues to contribute to public and legal affairs.
Whereas, NDA has already finalised Mr. C Palaniswamy Radhakrishnan, popularly known as C P Radhakrishnan, as their candidature. Mr. C P Radhakrishnan, born on 04.05.1957, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, a senior BJP leader. Presently, working as Governor of Maharashtra and also worked as Governor of Jharkhand, twice elected Member of Parliament (LS) from Coimbatore constituency.
The NDA holds a clear numerical advantage in the Electoral College, with approximately 427 MPs (Lok Sabha: 293, Rajya Sabha: 134), compared to the Opposition’s 354 MPs (Lok Sabha: 249, Rajya Sabha: 105). The winning threshold is 392. Key allies like Shiv Sena have declared “unconditional support” for Radhakrishnan. Parties including JD(U), TDP, YSR Congress Party, and others have aligned with NDA, further strengthening their vote count.
We have to just wait and see…..
