NEW DELHI: CP Radhakrishnan on Friday took oath as the 15th vice-president of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath.

The ceremony was attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh. Former vice-presidents Jagdeep Dhankhar, Venkaiah Naidu, and Hamid Ansari were also present.
Dignitaries included Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, Jharkhand governor Santosh Gangwar, and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav.

After the ceremony, Radhakrishnan paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.