NDA's CP Radhakrishnan files nomination for Vice President poll

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NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan filed his vice-presidential poll nomination on Wednesday, joined by senior BJP leaders including PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Health Minister JP Nadda, and others.

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00:00We can see the Prime Minister accompanying CP Radhakrishnan, Home Minister Amit Shah,

00:05Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Alliance partners from Tejas, from Chirak Paswan to Lallan Singh,

00:16Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu of the TDP, BJP President Mr. Nadda, all of them are accompanying

00:24CP Radhakrishnan as he is heading to file his nomination papers.

00:29Go ahead, Mr. Sumansi Raman.

00:35So, an industrialist, he has significant business interests.

00:41So, he's got a good equation with the opposition parties, at least in Tamil Nadu, particularly

00:47the DMK and all of this may stand him in good stead.

00:51See, we must understand, Maria, when he came to the… when he became governor of Jarkhand,

00:56he was not as controversial as so many other BJP governors were, as Mr. Dhankar was in West Bengal

01:02or Mr. Bhagat Singh Koshyari was in Maharashtra.

01:05He was not controversial.

01:07He was dealing with Hemant Surin and he was hardly in the news.

01:10So, I think that there is something to Mr. Radhakrishnan's demeanor.

01:15Also, Jitana Ram, Manji, other alliance partners, all of them, AIA, DMK being represented as well.

01:22A senior leader of the party, union minister and also a former BJP chief, Mr. Ghatkari are all present.

01:29Let's listen in to the audio and I'll come back to all the panelists who are here with us.

05:50for all the parties there.

05:53So, BRS is in a catch-22 situation

05:55because Congress in Telangana

05:57has been pointing fingers

05:58that BRS and BJP are together

06:00recently from 2019 to 2024

06:04when the polls happened.

06:05Till then, BRS have been voting on bills

06:08in favor of the BJP or the government

06:10is what the Congress was alleging.

06:12Now, Revan Threddy last evening

06:14has done a press conference

06:15and told BRS to accept the sun of the soil

06:17from Telangana

06:18because Justice Sudarshan Threddy

06:20was born in Rangariti district

06:21a few kilometers away

06:23from the Hyderabad city as well

06:24and hence, BRS are holding the cards

06:26close to their chest.

06:27There are four MPs of BRS

06:29in the Rajasabha.

06:30We'll have to wait and watch.

06:32I spoke to the MP this morning.

06:33On others who are present

06:36while the nomination is being filed,

06:40they are leaders of the JDU.

06:43Sanjay Jha is present

06:45and also of the NCP.

06:47So, clearly, all the alliance partners

06:50of the NDA are present.

06:52So, are senior ministers

06:54and those who are planning to ensure

06:57that this number is higher

06:59than what Mr. Jagdeep Dhankar

07:01got in 2022 elections.

07:04Yes, Nagarjun, go ahead.

07:08Praful Patel there

07:09of the NCP.

07:10I was speaking...

07:10Yes.

07:12Well, you can see Tambi Durai

07:14from the AIDMK also, Maria.

07:16Yes.

07:16And I was just talking about

07:17how Raven Threddy last evening

07:19at a press conference

07:20are asking the parties

07:22in Telangana

07:23to support the Telugu Bidda

07:25or the sun of the soil.

07:26Now, BRS has four MPs

07:28in the Rajasabha.

07:29They are holding their cards

07:31close to their chest

07:32and not speaking about

07:33who they would support.

07:35Till the last five years,

07:36Congress has been alleging

07:37that BRS and BGP are together.

07:39Till recently also,

07:41in fact,

07:41that's a very big talking point

07:42in Hyderabad and Telangana.

07:43Are BGP and BRS together or not?

07:46Congress has built up

07:47this narrative that

07:48both of them,

07:49both these regional parties

07:50and the National Party

07:51are together

07:51in terms of voting on bills.

07:54Now, it's a test of time

07:55because Raven Threddy

07:56has urged the BRS party

07:57also saying,

07:59please support our candidate,

08:01the India Bloc candidate

08:01who is a part of

08:02Rangaredi district

08:03in Telangana.

08:04Rangaredi district

08:06is just a stone's throw

08:07away from Hyderabad,

08:08few kilometers away

08:09from Hyderabad as well.

08:11Now, BRS is yet to decide

08:13which way they would be voting.

08:15This morning,

08:15I spoke to one such MP

08:17from the regional party.

08:18They said that

08:18they are yet to make

08:19the decision

08:20but most likely

08:21what we are picking up

08:22from our sources in Delhi

08:23is that they would also

08:25go with CP Radhakrishnan

08:26candidature

08:27but still a few hours left

08:30before the official

08:30decision is out.

08:32TDP has already

08:32put out a statement.

08:33Yesterday,

08:33we saw Nara Lokish

08:34tweeting that

08:35no ambiguity,

08:36it's only love and respect.

08:38So, it seems like

08:39the Telugu card

08:40hasn't worked.

08:41Considering Justice

08:42Sudarshan Reddy

08:42had a close relationship

08:44with the TDP

08:45before he became a judge

08:46of the Andhra High Court

08:48and then moved on

08:49to different high courts,

08:50Mr. Reddy had close

08:51association with the

08:52back then,

08:53the TDP government.

08:54He was representing

08:55the government

08:56in many such councils

08:57and also had a close

08:59relationship with

08:59Thandrababu Naidu

09:00as well as NTIA.

09:02So, the India Bloc

09:02also thought

09:03this personal relation

09:04with TDP leaders

09:06can give them

09:06a good access

09:07to reach out to TDP

09:09and convince them

09:10but unfortunately

09:10it has not worked

09:11for them

09:11because TDP

09:12has officially said

09:13they would still go

09:14with CP Radhakrishnan

09:15and here

09:16for DMK,

09:19they have also put out

09:20a statement

09:20that they would go

09:21with India Bloc

09:21no matter if CP Radhakrishnan

09:23is from Tirpur,

09:24Tamil Nadu,

09:25they would only go

09:26with their official

09:27candidate.

09:27So, what was supposed

09:29to be the Tamil

09:29and Telugu card

09:30seems to have not

09:31worked.

09:31We'll have to wait

09:32and watch what

09:32the BRS would do.

09:33Absolutely, a word

09:34on the officer there.

09:37He is the administrative

09:38head of the Rajasabha

09:40Secretariat.

09:41He is the Secretary

09:42General of the Rajasabha,

09:44took charge of this

09:45office in 2021.

09:47He's Pramoth Chandra Modi.

09:49That's his role

09:50and right now

09:51this entire election

09:52is happening

09:53under his supervision.

09:55So, till 9th

09:56when the elections

09:57will be,

09:58the final results

09:59will be announced

10:00and 21st, remember,

10:01is the last day

10:02of nomination,

10:03the administrative

10:04head of the Rajasabha

10:05Secretariat.

10:06It is Mr. Modi.

10:09Moshmi Singh

10:10is joining us

10:11from the parliament.

10:12Moshmi,

10:13the nomination papers

10:14are being filed.

10:16What can you tell us

10:17in terms of the strategy

10:18which will be followed

10:20by the India block

10:21nominee?

10:24So, clearly you can,

10:26Mariah,

10:26at this point of time,

10:28first of all,

10:29welcome on India today.

10:31We've been colleagues

10:32in the past

10:32and yet we are here

10:34again years later

10:35at the India today.

10:38You're anchoring

10:39and I'm reporting.

10:40So, life's come full circle.

10:42Welcome on India today

10:43and we start with

10:44a very feisty fight

10:46in the parliament.

10:48We've seen

10:49the CP Radhakrishnan

10:51come in

10:51and with the prime minister

10:53and all the political

10:54bigwigs of the NDA

10:56in the parliament,

10:57you know,

10:57be turning proposals

10:59for CP Radhakrishnan.

11:01He's all set

11:02to cruise

11:02to victory

11:04like VP Dankar

11:06has done

11:07in the past

11:07but clearly,

11:08you know,

11:09the opposition

11:09thinks that

11:10this is an ideological battle

11:12and they've put up

11:14Sudarshan Reddy.

11:16He's been pitted

11:17against the VP candidate

11:19of the NDA.

11:21Mr. Reddy

11:22will be coming

11:23to the parliament

11:24as well today

11:24at 12.30.

11:26He'll be introduced

11:27to all the opposition

11:28MPs

11:29in the central hall

11:30and we'll see him

11:31file his nominations

11:32tomorrow at about

11:3411 a.m.

11:35same time round.

11:36Rahul Gandhi

11:37has come back

11:38from Bihar.

11:39We've seen him

11:40in the parliament

11:40and perhaps today

11:42he will be present

11:44when that introduction

11:46happens.

11:46Clearly,

11:47the opposition

11:47is thinking

11:48that this is,

11:50you know,

11:50a way to register

11:52an ideological battle

11:54against the ruling government.

11:57All right,

11:57Moshmi,

11:58the nomination paper

11:59filing process

12:00is over.

12:01The Secretary General

12:03has handed over

12:04some envelope.

12:05Perhaps that is

12:06about the details

12:07of what happens next.

12:09Prime Minister

12:09there handing it over

12:10to Kiran Rajuju

12:11who is responsible

12:12for ensuring

12:13that all this,

12:15the entire election process,

12:16you know,

12:17goes in a smooth functioning.

12:19He is the one

12:20who is also coordinating

12:21with various MPs

12:23and ensuring

12:23that they understand

12:25the voting

12:25which has to be conducted,

12:27the manner in which

12:28vote is cast.

12:29The Prime Minister,

12:30they're thanking

12:30all those who are present

12:33there for this

12:34nomination paper.

12:36Remember,

12:38Pralat Joshi

12:39is the person,

12:40the minister,

12:41who will be accompanying

12:42C.P. Radhakrishnan

12:44everywhere he goes.

12:45He is staying.

12:47Mr. Radhakrishnan

12:48is staying at the residence

12:49of Mr. Pralat Joshi,

12:50the union minister

12:51here in Delhi.

12:53Yes, go ahead,

12:53Moshmi.

12:54You can complete

12:55your thought.

12:57I was just telling you

12:58that look at

12:59the political bigwigs

13:00who were present

13:00during the nomination process,

13:03Maria,

13:04along with Prime Minister

13:05Narendra Modi,

13:06Visor,

13:06Praful Patel,

13:07Nitin Gadkari,

13:08Amit Shah,

13:09Rajnath Singh,

13:10J.P. Nadda,

13:11Chirag Paswan,

13:13Lallan Singh,

13:13Jitin Ram Manji.

13:14So all the political

13:15posturing is right there

13:17along with

13:18Kiran Rijiju and

13:19Arjun Meghwal.

13:20And clearly,

13:21you know,

13:22the process is over,

13:24but the maneuvering

13:25will be on

13:26because from

13:27YSRCP

13:28to, you know,

13:30trying to reach out

13:31to Telugu

13:33leaders

13:35to, in fact,

13:36reaching out

13:37to the DMK,

13:38this has been

13:40seen on both sides.

13:42We've seen yesterday

13:43that the opposition

13:44has been talking

13:45about the Telugu pride,

13:47even as Mr. Sudarshan

13:48Reddy said,

13:48this is about

13:49a political,

13:51ideological fight.

13:52That's why I'm

13:52right here.

13:53But the opposition

13:55really feels that

13:56the DMK,

13:58the YSRCP,

14:00pardon me,

14:01the TDP,

14:01the YSRCP

14:02are the MPs

14:04that they are

14:05looking at,

14:06the talks are on,

14:07every leader is

14:08trying to

14:09woo the other side.

14:10So, as far as

14:12the number game

14:13is concerned,

14:14it's heavily tilted

14:15towards the NDA,

14:17but, you know,

14:18a lot of

14:19knock and

14:20sack and

14:20sawal comes in

14:22when, you know,

14:23the cross-voting

14:23happens.

14:24There's no whip

14:25that is issued

14:26in a VP election

14:27and that's where,

14:28you know,

14:28the cross-voting

14:29can happen.

14:31The MPs are free,

14:32they form the

14:33electoral college

14:34and they're free

14:34to vote for the

14:36candidate they want

14:37to vote for.

14:38So, it's going to be

14:38an interesting battle

14:40and yet again,

14:41you know,

14:42on a day

14:43where we are seeing

14:44that both the VP

14:45candidates

14:45will be in the

14:48parliament,

14:49shortly from now

14:50we'll also see

14:50Mr. Sudarshan Reddy

14:52come in and

14:53be introduced

14:53to the full pack

14:55of the opposition.

14:56Yesterday we saw

14:57Prime Minister

14:58Naren Modi,

14:59in fact,

14:59you know,

15:00present at the point

15:01where CP Radhakrishnan

15:02was introduced

15:03to all the

15:04NDA allies

15:06and MPs.

15:07So,

15:07interesting power play

15:08there in the

15:09parliament

15:09in the last

15:10leg of the

15:10monsoon session.

15:12Absolutely,

15:13and it's only

15:13getting more

15:14interesting there

15:14with the series

15:16of bills

15:16which will be

15:17introduced by

15:17Home Minister

15:17Amit Shah today.

15:19Moshmi,

15:19very, very

15:20controversial

15:20and we have

15:22seen the reaction

15:22come in already

15:24on those bills

15:24which will be,

15:25you know,

15:26introduced by

15:26Home Minister

15:27Amit Shah.

15:28and we have

15:29a lot of

15:30people

15:30who are

15:31going in

15:31to be

15:31a lot of

15:32people

15:33who are

15:33going in

15:34to be

15:34in the

15:35world.

15:35We have

15:35to be

15:36a lot of

15:37people

15:38who are

15:38going in

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