India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP-led NDA on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election.

The development comes following the BJP parliamentary board meeting, which was attended by top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.

Here is all you need to know about CP Radhakrishnan:

The election for the post of Vice President will take place on September 9, the Election Commission has said. According to the EC notification, August 21 is the last date for filing nominations and the documents will be scrutinised on August 22.

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