Khattar greets Naidu on VP poll win

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Aug 05 2017 | 9:57 PM IST
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today congratulated Venkaiah Naidu on being elected as the next Vice President of India.
He expressed confidence that Naidu would serve the nation with diligence and dedication.
Naidu, an NDA nominee, was today elected as India's next Vice President, receiving an overwhelming two-third votes against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
The 68-year-old BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh got 516 votes out of the total 771 votes cast, while Gandhi could bag only 244 votes. Of the total 771 votes polled, 11 were found to be invalid.

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First Published: Aug 05 2017 | 9:57 PM IST

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