Indian Alliance Vice Presidential Candidate, former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy, with the President of the Mallikarjun Kharge congress and the chairman of the parliamentary party of Sonia Gandhi during his nomination for VP elections in New Delhi. Photo: Sansad TV/or Video Grab
The opposition will perform a short training program for all its deputies on September 8, the day before the vice -presidential elections. While the National Democratic Alliance has a clear advantage in the elections, the opposition hopes to minimize the victory of the CP candidate Radhakrishnana.
The President of the MALLIKARJUN KHARGE Congress addressed the opposition parties’ floor leader and invited them and their colleagues to the educational program.
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Members of both parliamentary chambers form an election university for the vice -chair of the election. MEPs are not bound by any side of whip and can vote according to their preference. A preferential questioning system is used that allows voters as many preferences as candidates exist. Only the Governor of Maharashtra and the nominated NDA Mr. Radhakrishnan and the common opposition candidate and former judge of the Supreme Court of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy (Retd).
The combined power of both houses stands on 786 with six vacancies – one in Lok Sabha (Basirhat, West Bengal) and five in Rajya Sabha (four from Jammu and Kashmir and one of the Punjab after AAP MP ARORA rushed down the border assembly).
The NDA has 422 members (293 deputies in Lok Sabha and 129 in Rajya Sabha), while the opposition has 320 members. Biju Janata gave (BJD), which is not in line with any coalition, still has to formulate his stand. BJD has seven members in the upper house and none in Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha has four independent members and nine members from unbalanced parties.
The appeal of justice Reddy
Meanwhile, Reddy justice sent a written appeal to all deputies looking for support. The election, said, was not just a choice between two individuals, but basically an ideological choice. “It is a re -confirmation of India’s idea, as assumed our freedom movement and how it is anchored in our beautiful constitution – India, which has become sharp to full social, economic and political justice, India, where it is supported, welcomed and respected and India, where the institutions serve.
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Published – 2 September 2025 20:31 is
