Live: CP Radhakrishnan or Sudershan Reddy as Veep? Voting begins at 10 am

India will have a new Vice President by Tuesday night, with members of Parliament set to vote to fill the post left vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt resignation. The contest has pitted the BJP-led ruling NDA’s nominee, Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, against the opposition INDIA bloc’s choice, former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy. Polling will begin at 10 am in the new Parliament building, with members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha eligible to cast their votes until 5 pm. Counting of ballots will start at 6 pm, and the results are expected later in the evening. Although the BJP-led alliance has a numerical advantage, the outcome could hinge on cross-voting since MPs are not bound by a party whip and ballots are cast in secrecy. Stay with IndiaToday.in for live updates

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Hours before voting began for India’s vice presidential election, MPs of the ruling NDA gathered at Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai’s residence on Tuesday.

BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Singh voiced confidence in the alliance’s chances, saying, "We are 110 per cent confident of victory today. Under PM Modi’s leadership, everything is on track, and we will win with a good margin."

The election has set up a straight fight between NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and the Opposition INDIA bloc’s candidate, ex-Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy.