New Delhi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been named the NDA’s candidate for the post of Vice President of India.
This was announced by BJP chief JP Nadda on Saturday.
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Addressing a press conference, Nadda said that after all considerations and consultations, the NDA decided to announce “kisan putra” (farmer’s son) Jagdeep Dhankhar as their candidate for Vice President.
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As per reports, the WB governing being the Vice President candidate is expected to send a big message to the Jat community, to which he belongs.
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It may be mentioned that before the announcement of the candidate was made, there were various reports as well as talks that a few top BJP leaders, as well as recently resigned ministers, were on the list of consideration.
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However, this announcement has been seen as a surprise.
The elections for the next Vice President of India is scheduled on August 6 while the last date for nominations is July 19.