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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been declared the Vice Presidential candidate of NDA (National Democratic Alliance), has been an influential face from advocacy to politics. Based on the current political equations, Jagdeep Dhankhar’s election to the post of Vice President is almost certain.
After the victory of Jhunjhunu resident Dhankhar will be the leader of Rajasthan running both the houses of Parliament. Om Birla, MP from Kota, is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Vice President is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, so Dhankhar will run the Rajya Sabha.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s house in Kithana village of Jhunjhunu. As soon as the candidate for the post of Vice President was announced, relatives and villagers started gathering here.
High profile lawsuits lobbied
Jagdeep Dhankhar, born in Kithana, a small village in Jhunjhunu district, practiced from the Rajasthan High Court to the Supreme Court. Led many high profile cases in the High Court. Dhankhar was active even during the JP movement.
From advocacy to politics, Dhankhar has been making his iron equal on both fronts. The veteran leader remained close to Devi Lal. He has also been close to former Vice President and former CM of Rajasthan Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Member of Parliament from Janata Dal, MLA from Congress. He was the Law Minister at the centre. Read Jagdeep Dhankhar’s interview with Dainik Bhaskar here…
There is an atmosphere of celebration in the house of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in Kithana village of Jhunjhunu. There relatives and villagers congratulated. Sweets are also distributed.
increased inclination towards the union
Jagdeep Dhankhar became active in the RSS after the 90s. He started organizing lawyers and connecting them with the Sangh. He is considered to have played a major role in the formation of the Advocates’ Council. Working in the Advocates Council increased his contacts with top leaders of RSS and BJP. Before becoming the governor, he was continuously active in the work of the organization along with advocacy.
Celebration in Jagdeep Dhankhar’s native village
There is an atmosphere of happiness in Dhankhar’s native village Kithana (Jhunjhunu) after being declared the NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate. The villagers distributed sweets. Dhankhar had gone to his native village sometime back, where he also inaugurated development works.
Jagdeep Dhankhar’s brother Randeep Dhankhar and his daughter Sheetal Dhankhar. In Jaipur, Dhankhar’s family congratulated each other by distributing sweets. Sheetal Dhankhar is the Information Commissioner here.
Good contact with leaders of all parties of Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar’s brother Randeep Dhankhar is a Congress leader. He was the chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) during the previous Congress government. Jagdeep Dhankhar has good contacts with leaders of all parties in Rajasthan.
Student of Sainik School Chittorgarh
Jagdeep Dhankhar, born in Jhunjhunu district on 18 May 1951 in a simple farmer family, had his early education in the village. Then his admission was done in Sainik School Chittorgarh. Dhankhar was selected in NDA (National Defense Academy), but he did not go. He graduated from Rajasthan University. After this he studied LLB. Started advocacy by staying in Jaipur itself.
Vasundhara congratulates
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has congratulated West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. He has thanked the top leadership.
Why NDA candidate’s victory is certain
The Vice-President is elected through the Electoral College consisting of members of both the Houses of Parliament. Only MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can vote in the Vice Presidential election. Both the elected and nominated members can cast their vote.
Now know from the figures how many members will vote
At present, there are 543 MPs in the Lok Sabha. There are total 245 members in Rajya Sabha. Of these, 12 are named. 8 seats are vacant now. Of these, 4 due to the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, while one seat was left by Manik Saha, who became the new Chief Minister of Tripura. The seats of 3 nominated members are also vacant. That is, in today’s situation, 237 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in the election.
Total No. of Voters
There are a total of 780 members in the Lok Sabha, 543 and 237 in the Rajya Sabha.
vote to win
The candidate will win if the first preference gets 391 votes.
BJP’s strength right now
BJP has 303 members in Lok Sabha while 91 in Rajya Sabha i.e. BJP alone has 394 votes. By adding 5 nominated members, this number becomes 399.
allies
At present, the BJP has got the support of 31 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 16 in the Rajya Sabha. Together, the NDA gets 446 votes. That is, the victory of NDA candidate is sure.