Days after his sudden exit from the V-P post came as a surprise, Jagdeep Dhankhar attended the oath-taking ceremony of CP Radhakrishnan's as the 15th Vice President of India on Friday morning.
Seated in the front row, this was reportedly his the first public appearance since Dhankhar resigned from office. The ceremony, held at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10 am, saw President Droupadi Murmu administer the oath of office to CP Radhakrishnan, who officially assumed the role of Vice President of India.
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.
CP Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, was elected as the Vice President on September 9, after he secured 452 votes in comparison to Opposition candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, who received 300 votes.
Following the announcement of results, PM Modi congratulated CP Radhakrishnan and expressed confidence that the newly elected Vice President would strengthen India's constitutional values and contribute positively to parliamentary discourse.
Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden exit as V-P
Earlier on July 21, Jagdeep Dhankhar stepped down as Vice President, a little more than two years ahead of the end of his tenure. His term was to end on August 10, 2027.
Officially, he cited medical reasons for his exit but sources earlier hinted at a deeper unease, possibly even a breakdown of trust between him and the Centre that he once strongly defended, according to a report by NDTV.
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