A faction of MLAs backing Shivakumar has been pushing for him to take over as chief minister since the 2023 Assembly election

India will elect its 15th Vice President today, September 9. The contest is between NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan against opposition's nominee Justice (Retd.) B Sudershan Reddy.

Both the BJD and the BRS said they are neither with the ruling NDA nor with the Opposition INDIA bloc.

INDIA Bloc vice presidential candidate Justice B Sudarshan Reddy's private meeting with Lalu Prasad Yadav, a convict in the fodder scam, triggered a row ahead of the VP elections.

Criticising the move, the legal luminaries issued a statement alleging that this "speaks volumes" of vice presidential candidate B Sudershan Reddy's "intentions and allegiances"

Addressing NDA MPs, PM Narendra Modi highlighted the recently announced GST reforms describing them as a landmark measure set to positively impact Indians

It is a foregone conclusion that National Democratic Alliance's Vice-Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan is going to win the Vice-President's election on Tuesday

TRAI denied Congress claims of blocking election SMS, saying no application was received and rejection was by service provider STPL, not TRAI or EC.

There are only two candidates in the current VP polls – CP Radhakrishnan of ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) and Sudershan Reddy of Congress-led opposition

Jammu and Kashmir detains AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under PSA in Doda for alleged public order disturbance, sparking condemnation from PDP and JKPC leaders.

Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti and Biju Janata Dal to abstain from Vice-President election, citing equidistance from NDA and INDIA bloc.

Refuting claims of internal conflict, Shiv Sena spokesperson Krishna Hegde questioned why the Opposition has a problem if Mahayuti doesn’t.

Political observers said the party's shrinking presence has left much of its core Dalit vote bank vulnerable to poaching and the rally is seen as an attempt to reclaim that space

Earlier in the day, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also accused Kharge of “disrespecting” farmers.

The BJP criticised the opposition VP candidate for meeting Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling it "terrible optics" and "a shocking statement on probity in public life".