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Both the BJD and the BRS said they are neither with the ruling NDA nor with the Opposition INDIA bloc.<\/h2>\n
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India will elect its 15th Vice President today, with members of both Houses of Parliament casting their votes in a high-stakes contest. (PTI photo)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Ahead of the Vice-Presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, two parties \u2014 the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana \u2014 have declared their intent to abstain from the polls. With BJD and BRS abstaining from the polls, the NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan gets an upper hand over the INDIA bloc\u2019s nominee Justice B Sudershan Reddy in the number game.<\/p>\n

Both the BJD and the BRS said they are neither with the ruling NDA nor with the Opposition INDIA bloc. \u201cThe BJD remains equidistant from both the NDA and INDIA,” a BJD leader said.<\/p>\n

Responding to this, Congress leader Srikant Jena said, \u201cBJD and Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti have decided to abstain from voting for the Vice President. This abstention equals support to the NDA government. They are, in other words, supporting their (NDA) Vice Presidential candidate.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy\u2019s YSRCP has also decided to extend support to the NDA candidate for the Vice-President\u2019s election. Reacting to Reddy\u2019s support for NDA\u2019s pick, Congress leader Manickam Tagore slammed the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and said, \u201cHistory won\u2019t forget Mr Jagan Reddy<\/span>\u2019s betrayal. By supporting an RSS-backed candidate for Vice President, he has chosen fear of CBI cases over the interests of Andhra Pradesh.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about strategy. This is about surrender\u2014surrendering to Modi\u2013Babu\u2019s pressure, instead of standing with democratic forces,” the Congress leader said, adding, \u201cJagan\u2019s compromise today will be remembered as the day he placed his personal survival above people\u2019s mandate. Andhra deserved courage. He chose cowardice.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vice-President Polls Today<\/h4>\n

The<\/span> polling will start at 10 am at Vasudha hall in the new Parliament building, now renamed as <\/span>Samvidhan<\/span> Sadan<\/span>. \u201cThe polling will take place from 10 am and close at 5 pm on September 9 and the result will be declared on Tuesday,” the Rajya Sabha Secretariat announced. <\/span><\/p>\n

While the Opposition has termed the poll as a battle between the Constitution and the <\/span>Rashtriya<\/span> Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the BJP continued its attacks on B Sudershan Reddy. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the eve of the election, it targeted Reddy for seeking support from former Bihar Chief Minister and <\/span>Rashtriya<\/span> Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav, convicted for his role in financial irregularities and corruption in the animal husbandry department of the state when he was the Chief Minister.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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