PM Modi meets NDA's Vice President pick CP Radhakrishnan in Delhi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met NDA's Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan in Delhi.

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00:00And more breaking news coming in.

00:02The Prime Minister meets the NDA's Vice Presidential pick.

00:06Modi meets C.P. Radhakrishnan in Delhi.

00:10Remember, the Vice Presidential pick of the NDA is Mr. C.P. Radhakrishnan,

00:15who is currently the Governor of Maharashtra, is now in Delhi.

00:19He was received at the airport by the Union Cabinet Ministers

00:23and is now meeting the Prime Minister.

00:25The visuals are on your screens of C.P. Radhakrishnan meeting Prime Minister Modi.

00:32Prime Minister Modi welcoming Radhakrishnan to Delhi with flowers.

00:37He was also welcomed at the airport.

00:39He was received by a group of Union Cabinet Ministers.

00:45In fact, Aishwarya Paliwal continues to be with me.

00:50Aishwarya, the Prime Minister is meeting C.P. Radhakrishnan,

00:54the Union Cabinet Ministers had gone to receive him.

00:58What more do we know about how the NDA is taking their Vice Presidential candidate?

01:06Aishwarya.

01:07Let me tell you one thing, Aneesha.

01:09You know, and this is something which a lot of BGP leaders,

01:11the top class have been speaking,

01:13that the next elections in the state of Tamil Nadu

01:15will be in the kitty of BGP, Anishalai, AIA, GMT.

01:19This is something which BGP time and again has been speaking about

01:22and the Kamil pick that we are seeing.

01:24Also, we are seeing how the NDA,

01:26the entire NDA now standing very firmly behind the Presidential candidates.

01:30We also understand that as early as the 13th,

01:32that's the day when Rajnath Singh had started making a lot of calls.

01:36YSRCP also, in fact, had got the call on the 13th.

01:39So, definitely, they are now making sure that, you know,

01:42this time the ball is in their kitty

01:44and the NDA making sure that they understand the process of which

01:47is why you will see that Rajnath Singh meeting taking place at 6pm today

01:51at Kuala Joshi's residency.

01:52In fact, he is in charge of this election.

01:56He will make sure that everyone is on the same page

01:58and all the conversations before the pick day,

02:00before the nomination happens,

02:02all those things need to be handed out now.

02:03So, Aishwarya, what more do we know?

02:06As you just said, the Tamil Nadu elections are coming up.

02:09This seems to be a bid by the NDA, by the BJP

02:13to ensure that they have that election in the bag.

02:16We've seen the statements that have come in from the Congress

02:20and the opposition parties

02:22about picking Mr. CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate.

02:27What more are you picking up when it comes to these meetings today?

02:30The NDA is holding its meet.

02:32The India Bloc is holding its meet.

02:33What more do we know?

02:35Well, Anisha, you know, we are seeing things moving in tandem.

02:38The opposition did not expect

02:40that the former VP would actually resign in such a manner.

02:43In fact, a lot of them, till today,

02:45Akhilesh Yadar from the Samajwadi Party,

02:47he's the Samajwadi Party president,

02:48and asking that, okay, we understand that you have a candidate,

02:51but where is the former vice president of our country?

02:53So, those questions are still lingering large.

02:56The BJP, the NDA, now really wants to go from what's ahead.

02:59What has happened?

03:01Let's forget about it.

03:01Let's now move on.

03:02And the numbers, obviously, are stacked in favor of NDA,

03:05but yes, they also want to make a show out of it,

03:08and they are also now trying to reach the southern port,

03:11something that BJP has not been able to do till date.

03:14That's something that the focus is,

03:15and that's the reason why all the NDA allies are here today,

03:19making sure that, you know,

03:21chai pe charcha,

03:21isha let pe charyu,

03:22that is what they are calling this meeting,

03:24which will take place at 6pm at Palajoshees Presidents.

03:27So, way forward.

03:27How will the nomination process happen?

03:29And from what we are understanding,

03:31the chief ministers of the NDA,

03:33the NDA allies,

03:34they also will be given an invitation,

03:37all of them will also be here on the day of the nomination.

03:40So, definitely a show of rent is being done by the BJP

03:43through the nomination process,

03:45and then maybe the subsequent rent of the candidate,

03:48the vice-president candidate.

03:49So, as you said, Aishwarya,

03:52the NDA trying to make sure that all its ducks are in a row,

03:56the chief ministers are likely to be invited in

03:58on the day of the nomination.

04:00Could you tell us a little more about the vice-presidential candidate

04:04that the NDA has put up?

04:07Because remember, C.P. Radhakrishnan,

04:10currently the governor of Maharashtra,

04:12he is also slated to be the person

04:17who may bring Tamil Nadu to the kitty of the BJP.

04:21He is also somebody who has been a BJP leader,

04:27who has been an RSS member.

04:28He is being criticized also on all of this.

04:32The opposition, of course, is trying to raise its own arguments,

04:36the opposition trying to see if they will raise their own candidate.

04:39What are you picking up right now from both sides of the House?

04:46Well, you know, let me see, let me tell you,

04:48the opposition very, very unhappy.

04:49The opposition believes that Dhanthar,

04:52the former VP, was not given his due.

04:53They are now also asking questions.

04:55Jairam Ramesh, time and again.

04:56Today, Akhilesh, you are also raising questions.

04:58Where is the former VP of our country?

05:00So, those are the questions definitely

05:02that we are seeing the opposition raising.

05:04It's not just that.

05:04We are also seeing how the opposition now believes

05:07that they also need to come up with a very strong candidate

05:09because this is something that the opposition believes

05:11will give them strength.

05:12We also saw how the opposition actually stood behind Dhanthar

05:16when the entire mess was going around.

05:18So, the opposition also believes

05:19this is their chance to show that they are united.

05:21Dinners after dinners, Anisha, are happening.

05:23We did see Malika Arjun Khali also having a dinner before that.

05:26Rahul Gandhi also had called.

05:28All the opposition leaders,

05:29personally, invitations were being sent out

05:31and personalized gifts were being given.

05:32So, the opposition also now trying to tell the NDA

05:35that we are united and this is a clue of sorts

05:37which we are seeing taking place today.

05:40On the other side,

05:40the NDA understands that they have the numbers.

05:42This will become a show of trends for the NDA

05:45and we will not get, you know,

05:47we will not put our bets on the wrong person.

05:50This is also something which is very, very important.

05:52Someone who scored RSS, someone who scored BJP,

05:55this is also a message which is now being sent out.

05:58There were rumors, Anisha, let me tell you,

06:00that things were not all well between the BJP and the RSS

06:03by picking up this person as the candidate

06:06for the position of vice president.

06:07It also seems like the RSS also is now standing behind the person

06:12and they will also be making sure that they also give the support.

06:16They'll be voting that that will be done.

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