Guwahati: NDA Vice-Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his paperwork on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and other BJP leaders were present at the filing of nominations in Delhi.
Jagdeep Dhankhar, who had previously been named as a candidate for vice president announced his resignation as governor of Bengal on Sunday. BJP President JP Nadda declared the name of West Bengal Governor as his contender in the vice-presidential election by shocking everyone.
Reports claim that the governor of a nearby state will temporarily take over the role of governor of West Bengal.
Former MP Dhankhar, a lawyer by trade, took over as governor of West Bengal in August 2019. The Central Government appointed Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to the Raj Bhavan following the conclusion of his term as governor. But once Dhankhar assumed leadership, it was evident that Raj Bhavan and Mamata Banerjee’s administration were at odds over a number of matters.
In 2017, the BJP announced the name of the then Cabinet Minister, former BJP President and veteran MP M Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for the post of Vice President. Naidu won the election with the goal of occupying the second-highest constitutional position in the nation. August 10 marks the end of his term. The election for the position of vice president will be place on August 6, and the deadline for submitting candidacy papers is July 19.