Vice President Election: BRS and BJD refuse to vote in the Vice Presidential election, know why this decision was taken

National News:  Political stir has intensified ahead of the upcoming Vice Presidential election of India on 9 September. Meanwhile, two major regional parties Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have announced that they will stay away from this election and will not participate in the voting. This decision has given a new signal in national politics that regional parties are now trying to maintain distance from both the major alliances NDA and India Block.

Boycott BRS in support of farmers

Let us tell you that former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's (KCR) party BRS has decided that it will stay away from voting in the Vice-Presidential election. The party's working president and KCR's son KT Rama Rao (KTR) informed the media that this decision has been taken in support of the farmers.

Farmers are worried due to acute shortage of urea

He said that farmers are troubled by the acute shortage of urea in the state and both BJP and Congress have failed to resolve this issue. KTR said in clear words, "We will not vote. We will not participate in this process." BRS has a total of four MPs in the Parliament, and in such a situation, even though their vote may not be decisive in terms of numbers, this decision is being considered very important in terms of political message.

BJD also made 'equal distance' policy

Just a few hours after BRS, former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) also announced to stay away from voting. Talking to the media, BJD MP Sasmit Patra said that the party has taken this decision to maintain equal distance from both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led All India Alliance.

Decision taken after talking to the party 

He said that this decision has been taken by party president Naveen Patnaik after discussing with senior leaders, political affairs committee and MPs. This makes it clear that BJD wants to maintain its independent political position and does not want to be a part of any national polarization.

BRS and BJD refused to support either of them 

This election has become necessary after the unexpected resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. The NDA has nominated C.P. Radhakrishnan for this post, while the opposition All India Alliance has fielded Buchireddy Sudharsan Reddy. The political background and ideology of both the candidates are completely different from each other, but BRS and BJD have adopted the path of political balance by not supporting either of them.

Growing independence of regional parties

The decision of these two parties indicates that regional parties are now ready to play an independent role in national politics. While BRS is giving priority to the issue of farmers of its state, BJD wants to maintain political neutrality by keeping distance from any national alliance keeping in mind the interests of the state.

It is clear from these events that even though the upcoming vice-presidential election may be symbolic, it could be a sign of major changes in the political equations before the 2024 general elections.