The sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar late on Monday (July 21, 2025) has created a stir in the country’s politics. His decision surprised everyone on the very first day of the monsoon session of Parliament. He submitted his resignation to President Draupadi Murmu, citing health reasons and medical advice, which was accepted. Now the process of election of the new Vice President will start soon and the NDA alliance can declare its candidate soon.
Who is now after Dhankar?
74 -year -old Jagdeep Dhankhar was sworn in as the 14th Vice President of the country in August 2022. He worked as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha for three years and now he left the post while remaining more than two years. Now political discussions have intensified about who will sit on this important constitutional post.
The announcement of the new Vice Presidential candidate from the BJP -led NDA alliance is likely to be announced soon. The strongest name in this race is believed to be of Harivansh Narayan Singh, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He is a Rajya Sabha MP of Janata Dal (United) and has been working as Deputy Chairman since 2020. Harivansh Singh is considered a close and reliable face of the central government.
What are the other possible names?
The BJP can also make the current governor of a state a candidate. Like Dhankar was the Governor of West Bengal. Also, the name of experienced Union Minister or top organizational leader of the party can also be revealed. According to party sources, the leadership has many options and churning is going on with the name.
Last vice -presidents ties with BJP
Before Dhankhar, M. Venkaiah Naidu was the Vice President and he was also a senior BJP leader. Given the previous trends, it is believed that this time also the NDA will bring out a face that is organizationally strong and skilled in the House operations.
Nitish Kumar’s name is also in the discussion?
Here in Patna, when the media sought a response to the discussion of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being in the race for the post of Vice President, Bihar government minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu said, “This is a good thing. What is the problem in this?” However, so far there has been no formal response from JDU or Nitish Kumar.
Disclaimer: Potential names for the post of Vice President are based on political discussions and media reports. ABP does not claim them.
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