Venkaiah Naidu is 13th Vice President of India
August 7th, 2017
Venkaiah Naidu is going to succeed Hamid Ansari as the new Vice-President of India. Naidu’s victory was a foregone conclusion, the NDA candidate having the support of a majority of MPs who ally with the BJP. According to the Election Commission, 771 votes were polled, of which 760 were valid and 11 were invalid. Venkaiah Naidu secured 516 and Gopalkrishna Gandhi 241 votes. This means, that Venkaiha Naidu will become the 13th Vice President of India.