&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "What is the key difference between the oaths of President and Vice President of India?")
CP Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India on Friday, (Sep 12), at Ganatantra Mandap, Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Jagdeep Dhankhar, who stepped down on July 21 due to health concerns. Before taking up this role, Radhakrishnan served as the Governor of Maharashtra from July 2024 to September 2025. The need for this election came after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation. Once Radhakrishnan got elected, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, administered the oath. This is an interesting part of the ceremony, because the President takes their oath from the Chief Justice of India, and the Vice President takes the oath from the President. This brings us to a key point: the difference between the oaths of the President and the Vice President, as laid out in the Indian Constitution. Let's understand it below.
According to Article 60 of the Indian Constitution, the president’s oath is about faithfully executing the office and, importantly, to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law.'
Article 69 talks about the vice president’s oath. It says the vice president will 'bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India' and faithfully discharge their duties. Unlike the president’s oath, the Vice President’s does not include the words ‘preserve, protect and defend’. Instead, it focuses on loyalty or faithfulness to the Constitution.
Difference between oaths of President and Vice President
The key difference between the two oaths is that the president promises to actively protect and defend the Constitution, while the vice president promises to remain loyal and true to it. The president is not just expected to follow the Constitution but also to actively safeguard it. This means that the president has a duty to take a stand whenever the Constitution or the law is in danger. The vice president must follow the Constitution sincerely and ensure that his or her actions are always within the limits of the law.
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Similarity between oaths of President and Governor
Another interesting point is that the oath of state governors is very similar to that of the president. The governor promises to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law' of their respective state and to serve the people of that state. In essence, the governor is the representative of the president in states.
So, while the governor and president both swear to protect the Constitution, the vice president’s oath focuses on allegiance.
