New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday congratulated C P Radhakrishnan for his victory in the Vice Presidential elections, while expressing gratitude to the united Opposition's joint candidate B Sudershan Reddy for a "spirited and principled fight."

"Best wishes to Shri C P Radhakrishnan on securing victory in the Vice Presidential election. We extend our sincere gratitude to Shri B Sudershan Reddy garu, the united Opposition's joint candidate, for his spirited and principled fight," Kharge, who is Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, said in a post on X.

Kharge said said it was a battle of ideology, reaffirming that "governments with authoritarian tendencies must be checked".

"This was more than an elec...