Congratulations to @MVenkaiahNaidu Garu on being elected India's Vice President. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1501940693000I am confident @MVenkaiahNaidu will serve the nation as a diligent & dedicated Vice President, committed to the the goal of nation building. He also served as a BJP vice president from April 2005 to January 2006.6. Before nomination to vice-president post, Venkaiah Naidu was Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting Minister under the Narendra Modi government.8. Naidu also held the portfolio of Union Minister for rural development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government between September 2000 and June 2002.9.

Source: Economic Times August 05, 2017 13:36 UTC