Election Commission appoints two observers for VP election

The Election Commission of India has appointed two observers for the upcoming Vice Presidential Election. Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Sushil Kumar Lohani and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, D. Anandan, have been appointed as observers. The Vice Presidential Election will be held on the 9th of next month.
 
The election has been necessitated due to the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, who tendered his resignation last month, citing health reasons. This will be the 17th Vice Presidential election. The Vice-President is elected by an Electoral College, which consists of the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. NDA has chosen CP Radhakrishnan as its Vice Presidential candidate, while the opposition INDIA bloc has fielded former Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy.