National Democratic Alliance's Vice-Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who congratulated him and said his understanding of ground problems and constitutional knowledge will be of great benefit to the country.
On Saturday, BJP President J P Nadda had announced that the West Bengal Governor would be the NDA's vice-presidential candidate.
"Congratulations to Shri @jdhankhar1 ji on being elected as NDA's Vice Presidential candidate. Born in a simple farmer family, Dhankhar ji's life was dedicated to the welfare of the people and upliftment of the society.
"I am sure that his understanding of ground problems and constitutional knowledge will be of great benefit to the country," Amit Shah tweeted in Hindi.
Top BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lauded Jagdeep Dhankhar as a "kisan-putra" (son of farmer) and someone who has been working for the betterment of the society for long.
Jagdeep Dhankhar's election as vice president is almost a certainty as the BJP has a majority in the electoral college comprising members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Out of Parliament's current strength of 780, the BJP alone has 394 Members of Parliament (MPs), more than the majority mark of 390.
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