New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan demitted office on Thursday due to his election as the country's next Vice President, a statement issued by the President's office said.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to discharge functions of the Governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, it said.

Radhakrishnan, the 67-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee, won the vice-presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition INDIA bloc's nominee B Sudershan Reddy by 152 votes.

Radhakrishnan bagged 452 votes against the Opposition INDIA bloc nominee and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy's 300 votes, amid indications of cross-voting in favour ...