New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Sunday announced that Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan will be the Vice Presidential candidate of ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The announcement was made soon after the BJP Parliamentary board meeting which was held at party headquarters in New Delhi in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The vice president's post fell vacant on July 21 following the surprise resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, who cited health reasons for his decision. His term was to end in August 2027.

In his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, posted on the Vice-President's o...