NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA’s vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday after his name was announced for the post by party president J P Nadda on July 16. Dhankhar resigned as governor of West Bengal before filing his papers.
The election for the vice-president is scheduled to be held on August 6. If elected, Dhankhar will replace M Venkaiah Naidu as the next vice-president of India and chairperson of Rajya Sabha. The opposition has fielded senior Congress leader Margaret Alva for the post.