New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The stage is set for the Vice Presidential contest today, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) expressing confidence in its candidate CP Radhakrishnan's victory and the opposition INDIA bloc rallying in support of its pick Justice B Sudershan Reddy.

The election, in which Parliamentarians will vote between 10 AM and 5 PM, will elect India's 15th Vice President. Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation in July, citing health reasons, necessitated the election.

Although the numbers favour the NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan over Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, the battle of ballots will test the unity of both the ruling alliance and the Opposition bloc.

Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and K Chandras...