New Delhi: Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is set to succeed M Venkaiah Naidu as the country's vice-president.
BJP president JP Nadda announced Dhankhar as the party's and NDA's candidate for the August 6 vice-presidential polls after the BJP parliamentary board endorsed the 71-year-old Jat leader, supposedly PM Modi's choice, for the constitutional position.
The victory of Dhankhar, who had acrimonious ties with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, is seen as a foregone conclusion as BJP has a majority in the 780-member strong electoral college comprising elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The decision is being seen as having been influenced by Dhankhar's Jat and rural background in Rajasthan, and may also appear to be a reciprocal gesture to Jats who stood by BJP in the UP polls.
Jat candidate with eye on Rajasthan, Haryana?
Kisan Putra Jagdeep Dhankhar Ji is known his humility. He KD for brings with him an illustrious legal, legislative and gubernatorial career. He has always worked for the well-being of farmers, youth, women and the marginalised. Glad that he will be our VP candidate," PM Narendra Modi tweeted.
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