NEW DELHI: Maharashtra governor and senior BJP chief CP Radhakrishnan, who began his political journey as an RSS swayamsevak, was on Sunday named the NDA’s candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election.The announcement was made by BJP nationwide president and Union Minister JP Nadda, following the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21 citing well being causes.Dhankhar, 74, stepped down halfway by means of his time period, simply two years after taking workplace in August 2022. His tenure was marked by frequent run-ins with the opposition, together with an unprecedented however unsuccessful impeachment try.
Who’s CP Radhakrishnan?
Born on October 20, 1957, in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan started his public life as an RSS swayamsevak and rose to change into a State Govt Committee member of the Bharatiya Janasangh in 1974.A two-time Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore (1998 and 1999), Radhakrishnan held key parliamentary roles, together with Chairman of the Standing Committee on Textiles and member of committees on PSUs and Finance. He was additionally a part of a parliamentary delegation to the UN Normal Meeting (2004) and the primary Indian delegation to Taiwan.In Tamil Nadu, he rose to prominence because the state BJP president (2004–2007), throughout which he undertook a large 19,000 km, 93-day ‘Ratha Yatra’.Radhakrishnan additionally made a mark in public administration. As Chairman of the Coir Board (2016–2020), he oversaw report exports value Rs 2,532 crore. He later served because the BJP’s All India in-charge for Kerala (2020–2022).In 2023, he was appointed Governor of Jharkhand, the place inside his first 4 months, he travelled to all of the 24 districts, interacting with residents and district officers.In July 2024, he took cost as Governor of Maharashtra, and had earlier been given extra obligations as Governor of Telangana and Lt. Governor of Puducherry.With over 4 a long time of expertise in politics and governance, CP Radhakrishnan is broadly seen as a seasoned chief with deep roots in Tamil Nadu’s polity and the BJP’s organisational construction.