TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ M.Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday sworn in as the 13th vice president of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Naidu, 68, at a ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and several Union ministers were present at the swearing-in ceremony. Prior to the formal function, Naidu, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in the capital.
Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, he won the vice presidential election last week. With 516 votes, Naidu won 67.9 per cent vote share in the 15th Veep election, defeating the opposition’s candidate, Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
Naidu’s association with politics started off during his college years where he graduated in politics and diplomatic studies. He was part of BJP’s student wing, ABVP, during his college days and was a swayamsevak for RSS.
