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BJP has picked CV Radhakrishnan as their nominee, while INDIA bloc nominee is ex-Justice B Sudershan Reddy<\/h2>\n
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The election campaign for the Vice-Presidential (V-P) post is set to get personal.<\/p>\n

While the opposition is pointing to \u201cRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) credentials” of CV Radhakrishnan as their main card, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is pointing to INDIA nominee ex-Justice B. Sudershan Reddy\u2019s 2011 judgment<\/a> against Salwa Judum to question his nationalistic credentials.<\/p>\n

Radhakrishnan has been an old RSS hand and this is what has been cited by the opposition to put up a candidate against him. The BJP is now hitting back with party sources saying INDIA nominee Reddy gave a judgment in the Supreme Court in 2011 that severely weakened India\u2019s fight against left-wing extremism.<\/p>\n

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Participated in the NDA Parliamentary Party Meeting in Delhi this morning. Happy to see the enthusiasm in favour of Thiru CP Radhakrishnan\u2019s candidature for the Vice Presidency.@CPRGuv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/87Gkwr2pLO<\/a>\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The SC bench comprising Reddy <\/a>had struck down Salwa Judum, a key anti-Naxal initiative of the Chhattisgarh government. BJP sources say this verdict was seen as a setback to India\u2019s anti-Naxal fight, coming at the height of Maoist violence. Raman Singh, the then Chhattisgarh CM, had come up with the idea of Salwa Judum \u2013 a private militia of tribal youth who were armed to take on Naxals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis election is not just about a constitutional post \u2014 it is about whether India\u2019s highest offices will reflect the national resolve against violent extremism\u2026 the Opposition has chosen a nominee whose judicial legacy raised questions of weakness towards forces aligned with Maoists,” a top BJP source said. The Modi government has fixed a target of 2026 to eliminate Naxalism from the country.<\/p>\n

A Congress source however said this was a desperate attempt by the BJP to malign their nominee for his past bonafide judicial duties.<\/p>\n

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This Vice Presidential contest is an ideological battle.All Opposition parties have nominated Shri B. Sudershan Reddy garu as their joint candidate for the position of the Vice President of India.<\/p>\n

Shri B. Sudershan Reddy garu is one of India\u2019s most distinguished and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/FD98YJhJMA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

TDP backs NDA nominee<\/h2>\n

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has meanwhile reiterated its support to Radhakrishnan as Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh put out a statement to this effect on Tuesday, a day after senior TDP leaders Rammohan Naidu and Lavu Krishna were present in the NDA meeting that backed Radhakrishnan\u2019s candidature. BJP sources said Reddy belongs to Telangana and not Andhra Pradesh, so TDP\u2019s stand need not be raked up by the opposition. In fact, even the YSRCP will be backing Radhakrishnan.<\/p>\n

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (Congress), meanwhile, said that as Reddy belongs to Telangana, all parties should extend support him. \u201cI appeal CM Chandrababu Naidu, KCR, YS Jagan, Pawan Kalyan, Asaduddin Owaisi to support Justice Sudershan Reddy,” Revanth Reddy said. The numbers in Parliament meanwhile are stacked in favour<\/a> of the NDA nominee.<\/p>\n

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Aman Sharma, Executive Editor – National Affairs at CNN-News18, and Bureau Chief at News18 in Delhi, has over two decades of experience in covering the wide spectrum of politics and the Prime Minister\u2019s Office…. Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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