India, Sept. 12 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Friday administered the oath of office of Vice President to CP Radhakrishnanat a swearing-in-ceremony held at Ganatantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Radhakrishnan won the vice-presidential election on September 9, defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes.

The Vice Presidential election was held after a sudden resignation by the then VP Jagdeep Dhankhar who was also present during the oath taking ceremony, due to health issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the oath-taking ceremony of the 15th Vice-President of India. Modi extended best wishes to Radhakrishnan for a successful Vice Presidential tenure, dedicated to the service of the peo...