Hamid Ansari 75, re-elected as the country's 14th Vice President, he will hold the office for the second term.
After Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Ansari is the only to get a second term as Vice President.
Out of 788 votes Ansari claimed 490 votes his opponent, the NDA's Jaswant Singh, a BJP leader and former Union Minister, got only 238. Eight votes were found invalid.
There was only need of 396 votes to claim the VP post but Ansari get a huge number.
23 MPs abstained from election, out of this 21 of the Biju Janata Dal and two of the RSP.
All partners in the ruling alliance were on board to support Mr Ansari's candidacy. Parties like Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Lalu Yadav's RJP readily supported him too. As did two Left parties.
Jaswant Singh, who was also supported by the AIADMK, was cheerful till the end. He said as voting began this morning, "We know how many Kauravas were there and how many Pandavas were there and who won ultimately."
All partners in the ruling alliance were on board to support Mr Ansari's candidacy. Parties like Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Lalu Yadav's RJP readily supported him too. As did two Left parties.
Jaswant Singh, who was also supported by the AIADMK, was cheerful till the end. He said as voting began this morning, "We know how many Kauravas were there and how many Pandavas were there and who won ultimately."
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