VP-elect C P Radhakrishnan took oath as the 15th Vice President of India on Friday. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at around 10 am on September 12.
67-year-old Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election on September 9, defeating the Opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.
The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on July 21 over health issues. Dhankhar also attended the ceremony, his first public appearance since his resignation as VP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP president JP Nadda were among those who attended the programme. Former vice presidents Hamid Ansari and Venkaiah Naidu were also present at the ceremony.
(With inputs from PTI)
