Jagdeep Dhankhar Vice President Polls

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and top Union Ministers cast their vote in the sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi on Saturday.

After Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot questioned Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his frequent visits to the poll-bound state, the latter said that it is not right to drag a person holding a constitutional post unnecessarily into politics.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal hit out at Ashok Gehlot for questioning of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar's recent visit to the state, saying whether the Vice President needs to take the Chief Minister's permission for coming to his state.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on being elected the next Vice President of the country and said the nation will benefit from his long and rich experience in public life.

Wishes poured in for Jagdeep Dhankhar after he was elected as India's next vice president on Saturday, defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on his election as Vice President and said he will prove to be an ideal guardian of the Constitution.

The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Bengal Governor, was elected as the Vice President on Saturday. He bested Opposition's Margaret Alva to emerge winner.

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.

Mamata Banerjee's party on Thursday said it will abstain from voting in the Vice President election, in which the ruling BJP's candidate is Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Governor of Bengal.

Shortly after National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that he will be an excellent and inspiring Vice President.

Against Jagdeep Dhankhar, former West Bengal governor who had a long innings with BJP in Rajasthan, Opposition has fielded veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva in the polls scheduled for August 6.

Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has decided to support the National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar, party leader Pinaki Misra said to Press Trust of India on Sunday.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday praised outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and said that on many occasions he got the Opposition all agitated, but at the end of it "a good man exits".

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and top Union Ministers cast their vote in the sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi on Saturday.

After Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot questioned Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his frequent visits to the poll-bound state, the latter said that it is not right to drag a person holding a constitutional post unnecessarily into politics.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal hit out at Ashok Gehlot for questioning of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar's recent visit to the state, saying whether the Vice President needs to take the Chief Minister's permission for coming to his state.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on being elected the next Vice President of the country and said the nation will benefit from his long and rich experience in public life.

Wishes poured in for Jagdeep Dhankhar after he was elected as India's next vice president on Saturday, defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on his election as Vice President and said he will prove to be an ideal guardian of the Constitution.

The Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Bengal Governor, was elected as the Vice President on Saturday. He bested Opposition's Margaret Alva to emerge winner.

Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition's Margaret Alva.

Mamata Banerjee's party on Thursday said it will abstain from voting in the Vice President election, in which the ruling BJP's candidate is Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Governor of Bengal.

Shortly after National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that he will be an excellent and inspiring Vice President.

Against Jagdeep Dhankhar, former West Bengal governor who had a long innings with BJP in Rajasthan, Opposition has fielded veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva in the polls scheduled for August 6.

Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has decided to support the National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential nominee Jagdeep Dhankhar, party leader Pinaki Misra said to Press Trust of India on Sunday.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday praised outgoing Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and said that on many occasions he got the Opposition all agitated, but at the end of it "a good man exits".