India, Sept. 9 -- BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate CP Radhakrishnan was declared a winner of the Vice President election held on Tuesday, defeating the opposition INDIA block nominee B Justice B Sudershan Reddy.

Shortly after the voting concluded and the winner was declared, Reddy released a statement saying that, though the results were not in his favour, "ideological battle will continue with ever greater vigour".

Reddy received 300 votes, while the NDA backed Radhakrishnan received 452 votes, making him the winner of the polls. Follow for live updates on Vice President polls

Sudershan Reddy began his statement by accepting the decision taken through the democratic process and said he has faith in the great repu...