New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Friday paid a floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi, after he took the oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Radhakrishnan.

He has succeeded Jagdeep Dhankhar, who resigned from the post citing health reasons.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, along with other dignitaries, were present at the ceremony.

According to a top NDA source, the morning of September 12 was chosen for the ceremony as the time was found to be "auspicious by the pandit ji".

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, the NDA nominee, wa...