On Monday evening, in a surprise move, the Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned as the Vice President of India on medical grounds, despite having two years of tenure left. In a letter to the President of ...

July 21 (Reuters) - Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post on Monday for health reasons. Dhankhar, 74, had served as the vice president of India since August 2022. Sign up ...

Jagdeep Dhankhar said he is resigning as Vice President of India, effective immediately, to “prioritise health care and abide by medical advice”.

Dhankhar becomes the third Vice President in India’s history to resign before completing his term. His predecessors VV Giri (1969) and R Venkataraman (1987) stepped down to run for the presidency.