New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The counting for the Vice Presidential elections began in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Members of Parliament voted today from 10 am to 5 pm to elect the 15th Vice President.

A total of 13 MPs abstained from voting in the Vice Presidential elections. The list includes seven MPs from Biju Janata Dal, four from Bharath Rashtra Samithi, one MP from Shiromani Akali Dal and one independent MP.

National Democratic Alliance nominee and Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan and INDIA bloc candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy are competing for the Vice President position.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote in the VP elections, followed by other big leaders, including Union Ministers Amit Shah, Raj...