TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Polling to elect the next vice-president of India began at Parliament House on Saturday and the results would be declared the same evening.Ruling National Democratic Alliance’s candidate M Venkaiah Naidu is tipped to be the country’s next vice president.
The opposition has fielded Gopal Krishna Gandhi against Naidu.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu, who is a member from Rajya Sabha, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath, a Lok Sabha member, were among the first to cast their ballot.
In fact, the prime minister was standing in queue even before the voting hall was opened at 10 am. Rajya Sabha member and boxer Mary Kom, Union minister Prakash Javadekar and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh were also seen in the queue.
The total strength of the two Houses is 790, but there are two vacancies in the Lok Sabha and some in the Rajya Sabha.I n the 545-member Lok Sabha, the BJP has 281 members. The NDA led by BJP, has 338 members.
The BJP on Thursday overtook Congress to become the largest political party in the Rajya Sabha, where it now has 58 members against 57 of the main opposition party.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi votes in the vice presidential election Union minister Nitin Gadkari casts his vote in the vice presidential election.Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Congress parliamentarians Jyotiraditya Scindia, Deepender Singh Hooda and Sushmita Dev have cast their vote.
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