New Delhi: The NDA had announced on Saturday that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar as the Vice Presidential candidate.
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The decision was made by BJP chief JP Nadda following the party's parliamentary board meeting held in Delhi.
Dhankhar, who currently holds the post of the governor in West Bengal, has often been in conflict with chief minister Mamata Banerjee over issues ranging from universities to political violence in the state.
Nadda said Dhankhar is a "kisan putra" (son of farmer) who established himself as "people's governor".A former MP from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, Dhankar took charge as governor of West Bengal in July 2019.He also served as a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in 1990. In 1993, he was elected to the Rajasthan assembly from the Kishangarh constituency in Ajmer district. (With Agency Inputs)
