Vice President Election: Jagdeep Dhankhar took charge as the Governor of West Bengal in the middle of 2019. After that, he repeatedly clashed with West Bengal s ruling party Trinamool Congress and the state government. With the numbers in BJP s votes, the election of Jagdeep Dhankhar for the post of Vice President is now a matter of time
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BJP chief JP Nadda on July 16 declared that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent the ruling NDA’s candidacy for the position of Vice President of India. During a press conference, Nadda said, “After all considerations and consultations, we have decided to announce Kisan Putra (farmer's son) Jagdeep Dhankhar as the BJP and NDA's candidate for Vice President.” He further added that Dhankhar established himself as ‘people’s Governor.’ The West Bengal Governor has been associated with Bhartiya Janata Party for nearly two decades. As per sources, Mr.
Opposition parties on Sunday announced former Union Minister and governor Margaret Alva as their Vice- President nominee. The election for the Vice President post will be held in August. The decision was taken at a meeting held at NCP president Sharad Pawar’s residence. This development came after a day BJP picked West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as their candidate for