NEW DELHI: Congress lost yet another power perch with the defeat of the opposition's candidate in the vice-presidential election, in what marks the party's final exit from the power matrix that consolidated in its favour during the decade of UPA rule. Venkaiah Naidu in the VP's chair joins Ram Nath Kovind , who was last month elected to the post of President. Gandhi, who secured 244 of the 785 votes cast on Saturday, said he was "more than satisfied" with what he had got. I refer to those who have voted for me... Even though it was a losing battle for the opposition from the start, Gandhi's candidature, opposition parties felt, had given the contest additional heft and ideological credibility.

Source: Times of India August 06, 2017 01:18 UTC