Next Vice President Of India

NEW DELHI:  Mr. M Venkaiah Naidu, the contender of the governung BJP-led National Democratic Pact, will be India’s 13th Vice President. Mr Naidu acknowledged 516 votes overthrow the opposition’s contender, previous West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who got 244 votes. A complete of 771 of 785 votes, which is over 98 per cent, was casted by parliamentarians today. “I will seek to make full use of the vice presidential institution to build up  the hands of the president and maintain the nobility of the Upper House,” 68-year-old Mr Naidu said after his victory.