New Delhi,July 17,2022: The NDA on Saturday announced West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar as its candidate for vice presidential election 2022.
PM Modi extended his support to Dhankar saying he has ‘excellent knowledge’ of the Constitution and is also well-versed with legislative affairs.
Notably, Jagdeep Dhankhar has often been in the news for his prickly relationship with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party the Trinamool Congress.
To select the Vice Presidential candidate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day chaired the meeting, which was attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and BJP National General Secretary BL Santosh, among others.
