After his sudden resignation from the Rajya Sabha, citing health reasons, the former Vice-President of India has now applied for a pension as a former MLA. 

Jagdeep Dhankhar represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998. As reported by news agency PTI, Jagdeep Dhankhar received a pension as a former legislator until July 2019. However, the pension was discontinued after he was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal.

Officials said, “With his tenure as the Vice-President ending following his resignation on July 21, former Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied afresh to the Rajasthan Assembly Secretariat seeking resumption of his pension as a former MLA,” as cited by news agency PTI.