Candidate for Vice - Presidential election: Here's all you need to know about CP Radhakrishnan

Candidate for Vice -Presidential election: Here's all you need to know about CP Radhakrishnan

By: NeelamMahajan Singh 

The Maharashtra governor, with a strong BJP background, CP Radhakrishnan, started his political journey as an RSS worker (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). 

Born on October 20, 1957, in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu; Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan began his public life as an RSS swayamsevak and rose to become a State Executive Committee member of the Bharatiya Janasangh in 1974.

A two-time Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore (1998 and 1999), Radhakrishnan held key parliamentary roles, including Chairman of the Standing Committee on Textiles and member of committees on PSUs and Finance. He was part of a parliamentary delegation to the UN General Assembly (2004). 

In Tamil Nadu, he rose to prominence as the state BJP president (2004–2007), during which he undertook a massive 19,000 k.m. 93-days ‘Ratha Yatra’. 

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Radhakrishnan made a mark in public administration. As Chairman of the Coir Board (2016–2020), he oversaw record exports worth Rs. 2,532 crore. 

He later served as the BJP’s All India in-charge for Kerala (2020–2022).

In 2023, he was appointed Governor of Jharkhand, where within his first four months, he travelled to all the 24 districts, interacting with citizens and district officials.

In July 2024, he took charge as Governor of Maharashtra, and had earlier been given additional responsibilities as Governor of Telangana and Lt. Governor of Puducherry.

With over four decades of experience in politics and governance, CP Radhakrishnan is widely seen as a seasoned leader with deep roots in Tamil Nadu’s polity and the BJP’s organisational structure. 

99% it can be concluded that CP Radhakrishnan will be the next Vice President of India. 

Prof. Neelam Mahajan Singh

(Sr. Journalist, Author, Doordarshan personality, Solicitor for Human Rights Protection and Philanthropist)

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