Greetings pour in for Venkaiah Naidu, India's 13th vice-president

I am very humbled. I am also thankful to the Prime Minister and all party leaders for their support: Venkaiah Naidu

I will seek to utilise the vice presidential institution to strengthen the hands of the president and uphold the dignity of the Upper House: Venkaiah Naidu

Out of 760 valid votes, Venkaiah Naidu won 516 votes and Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi bagged 244 votes.

NDA candidate Venkaiah Naidu won the vice-presidential elections today bagging 516 votes with Gopalkrishna Gandhi winning 244 votes.

The counting of votes began in the presidential elections with results set to be announced by 7:30 pm. 

14 MPs were absent during voting: 2 from BJP, 2 from INC, 2 from IUML, 4 from TMC, 1 from NCP; 1 from PMK & 2 Independent.

Polling in the vice-presidential elections ended in Parliament today with electoral officers set to count the votes now as NDA's Venkaiah Naidu and Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi now wait for the final results which is expected to come in by 7 pm today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to cast his vote as polling began in Parliament to elect India's 14th vice-president today. 

NDA's candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu is contesting against Opposition's nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi.