Voting in vice presidential election concludes
New Delhi (PTI): Voting concluded in the vice presidential elections on Tuesday where NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan is locked in a direct contest with joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy.
The voting in the elections began at 10 AM and concluded at 5 PM.
The electoral college comprising members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha had a strength of 781.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Opposition has stood united in the elections and all of its 315 MPs have turned up for voting. "This is an unprecedented 100 per cent turnout," Ramesh said.
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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.
