Vice President Election 2025 Highlights: NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan has been elected as the new Vice President of India, beating out the Opposition INDIA bloc's B Sudershan Reddy on... Vice President election 2025 highlights: The current strength of the electoral college is 781, with six seats vacant in the Rajya Sabha and one in the Lok Sabha. The NDA has the backing of 425 MPs ... New Delhi: CP Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan at a formal ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday, which was attended by top leaders of the BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Part V of the Constitution of India under Chapter I (Executive) also discusses about the office of the Vice-President of India .