Tiruppur, Sept. 9 -- As the voting process for the Vice Presidential election begins, the people in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur, which is the hometown of the NDA candidate, have set up food stalls hoping for CP Radhakrishnan's victory.

People in Radhakrishnan's hometown also burst crackers and offered prayers at a temple.

The polling for the Vice Presidential election began on Tuesday at 10 am with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being the first to cast his vote.

The contest is between NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan and opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jitan Ram Manjhi expressed support for CP Radhakrishnan and confidence in his victory. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "NDA's victory is ...