New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday met with newly elected Vice President CP Radhakrishnan at his residence in the national capital.

CP Radhakrishnan took oath as the 15th Vice President of the country at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, former Vice Presidents Jagdeep Dhankhar, Venkaiah Naidu and others.

After taking oath as Vice President, CP Radhakrishnan paid a floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi.

According to a top NDA source, the morning of September 12 was chosen for the ceremony as the time was found to be "auspicious by the pandit ji".Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakri...