Opposition stood united; all of its 315 MPs turned up for voting in VP polls: Cong
New Delhi (PTI): The opposition has stood united with all of its 315 MPs turning up to vote in the vice presidential polls, the Congress said on Tuesday as polling for the election to the top post ended.
Voting held on Tuesday to elect the new vice president. It is a direct contest between NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "The Opposition has stood united. ALL of its 315 MPs have turned up for voting."
"This is an unprecedented 100% turnout," he said on X.
Members of both Houses of Parliament cast their votes in the Parliament House between 10 am and 5 pm. Counting votes will begin at 6 pm, and the results will be announced late evening.
MPs in large numbers queued up in the new Parliament building since morning.
The electoral college for the vice presidential election comprises a total of 788 members - 245 from Rajya Sabha and 543 from Lok Sabha. The 12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha are also eligible to vote in the election.
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TMC will be voted back to power in Bengal: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday exuded confidence that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC will again be voted to power in West Bengal.
Yadav returned to Patna after a four-day poll campaign in West Bengal.
“The atmosphere there is euphoric and people want to bring Didi (Mamata Banerjee) back to power. I am fully confident that the TMC will win the election,” he told reporters here.
He said that a large number of people from Bihar living in West Bengal share a lot of love and respect for Mamata Banerjee.
Responding to BJP’s allegations that the TMC had “ruined” West Bengal during its tenure, the RJD leader said the “entire country has been ruined under the Narendra Modi-led government”.
“I want to ask one question to Modi ji – you have been prime minister for more than 11 years, tell me one thing you have done for Bengal,” Yadav said.
The first phase of elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
