09
Sep
New Delhi (Rajeev Sharma): Voting for the election of India’s next Vice President began Tuesday morning, with lawmakers from both Houses of Parliament heading to cast their votes in what is shaping up to be a high-stakes political event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to vote as polling commenced at 10:00 AM. The electoral contest pits the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) nominee CP Radhakrishnan, a 68-year-old veteran politician, against the opposition-backed candidate, 79-year-old former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy. Polling will continue until 5 PM, after which counting is scheduled to begin at 6 PM. 781 MPs…