15th Vice-President : NDA Candidate C P Radhakrishnan Sworn In ; Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Ends Speculations , Attends Ceremony

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Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was  sworn in as the 15th vice president of India. He later assumed charge as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha in his office in Parliament.

President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Radhakrishnan (67) at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers.

According to media reports, Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of god. Murmu congratulated him after he took oath.

Radhakrishnan succeeds Jagdeep Dhankhar, who suddenly resigned from the post on July 21 citing health reasons, necessitating an election.

Radhakrishanan won the vice-presidential election on Tuesday, defeating joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.

Dhankhar was present at the ceremony, his first public appearance since his resignation as the vice president. He was seated in the front row, next to his predecessor M Venkaiah Naidu, and was seen conversing with him. Another former vice president, Hamid Ansari, was seated next to Naidu. Dhankhar’s wife, Sudesh Dhankhar, was also present on the occasion.