WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to be NDA's candidate for Vice President

The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP on Saturday announced the name of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as the National Democratic Alliance NDA candidate for the Vice Presidential electionNDAs candidate for the post of Vice President of India will be Jagdeep Dhankhar Kisan Putra Jagdeep Dhankhar has been in public life for more than three decades Jagdeep Dhankhars life story reflects the spirit of new India overcoming innumerable social and economic hurdles and achieving ones goals said BJP chief JP NaddaThe decision comes after the BJP parliamentary board meeting held in the party headquarters which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top BJP leadersAlso Read War of Words West Bengal Governor Dhankhar slams Assembly Speaker latter hits backFollowing the announcement Modi said he believes Dhankhar will be an outstanding Chair in the Rajya Sabha and guide the proceedings of the House with the aim of furthering national progressKisan Putra Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji is known for his humility He brings with him an illustrious legal legislative and gubernatorial career He has always worked for the wellbeing of farmers youth women and the marginalised Glad that he will be our VP candidate said Modi in a Twitter postJagdeep Dhankhar Ji has excellent knowledge of our Constitution He is also wellversed with legislative affairs I am sure that he will be an outstanding Chair in the Rajya Sabha and guide the proceedings of the House with the aim of furthering national progress Prime Minister addedBorn in an agrarian household in a remote village in Rajasthans Jhunjhunu district Dhankhar completed his school education from Sainik School Chittorgarh After finishing his graduation in Physics he pursued LLB from the University of Rajasthan Despite being a firstgeneration professional he became one of the leading lawyers in RajasthanDhankhar has practiced in both the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court of India He entered public life after getting elected as a Member of Parliament from Jhunjhunu in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections Subsequently he also served as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in 1990 In 1993 he was elected to the Rajasthan Assembly from the Kishangarh constituency in Ajmer districtIn July 2019 he was appointed as the Governor of West BengalMeanwhile the leaders of Opposition parties will meet on Sunday to discuss the candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential electionThe meeting on July 17 and all Opposition leaders will attend it Parliamentary Affairs Minister has also called an allparty meet So we will hold a discussion with everyone on the 17th that what kind of a candidate we should have said Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on the candidate for the Vice Presidential pollsKharge said Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi has given a goahead for a joint Opposition candidateThere is no candidate from Congress Our party president has clearly said that whoever is chosen as the candidate by all parties of Opposition we will stand with it he addedYashwant Sinha is the candidate of the Opposition parties for the presidential electionCongress has given the task to Malikarjun Kharge who is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha to reach out to opposition parties to select a candidate for the election for the Vice President postNominations for the vicepresidential polls slated to be held on August 6 began on TuesdayThe Election Commission made an announcement of the elections for the 16th vice president of India to take place on August 6 2022The ECI has also issued directions for Lok Sabha Secretary General Utpal Kumar Singh to be the Returning Officer for the pollsThe nomination papers for the above election can be submitted starting Saturday up to July 19 2022 The scrutiny for the nominations will take place on July 20 and the final list will be published on July 22As in the case of the election to the President of India the eligible candidates will need to submit a few documents including a certified copy of the electoral roll with the name mentioned on it and an amount of Rs 15000 at the time of submitting the nomination papers which shall be returned after the election process is over in case the candidate does not make it to the final listIn case of the election of the Vice President of India voting will happen in the Parliament and members of the Rajya Sabha will participate in this election as the vice president is also the de facto chairman of the upper houseThe poll for the upcoming vice presidents election is slated to take place between 10 AM and 5 PM on August 6 2022 and the results are expected to be out on the same dayIn 2017 the NDA had nominated Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for the vicepresidential election and he went on to become Indias 15th vice president His term ends on August 10 2022This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its 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