Editing K. R. Narayanan (section)

== Vice Presidency (1992–1997) ==
[[File:The President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma meeting with Shri K.R. Narayanan, Vice President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg|thumb|Vice President of India K. R. Narayanan meeting with the President, [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]]]
K. R. Narayanan was elected as the [[Vice-President of India|vice-president of India]] on 21 August 1992, under the presidency of [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]. His name had been proposed initially by [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh|V. P. Singh]], former prime minister and the then leader of the [[Janata Dal]] parliamentary party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=V P Singh roots for Narayanan to be made President |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/mar/28naraya.htm |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=Rediff}}</ref> The [[Janata Dal]] and the parliamentary left parties had jointly declared him as their candidate, and this had later garnered support from the Congress under [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], leading to a [[unanimous]] decision on his election.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/3855095 |title=Swearing-in ceremony for the Vice-President-elect (Sh. K.R. Narayanan) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]] |year=1992 |location=New Delhi |pages=37, 102 |access-date=16 April 2024 |via=[[National Archives of India]]}}</ref> On his relationship with the Left front, Narayanan later clarified<ref name="ptt_int" /> that he was neither a devotee nor a blind opponent of Communism; they had known of his ideological differences, but had supported him as vice-president (and later as president) because of special political circumstances that prevailed in the country. He had benefited from their support, and in turn, their political positions had gained acceptability. When the [[Babri Masjid]] was demolished on 6 December 1992, he described the event as the "greatest tragedy India has faced since [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|the assassination of]] [[Mahatma Gandhi]]".<ref name="ram_int" />