West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will take oath as the next Vice President of India' on Thursday.

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new Vice President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.

La Ganesan on Monday evening took oath as the new governor of West Bengal following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been nominated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as its vice presidential candidate.

Shortly after filing his nomination, National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) vice-presidential candidate West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he is grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership for this opportunity.

Against Jagdeep Dhankhar, former West Bengal governor who had a long innings with BJP in Rajasthan, Opposition has fielded veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva in the polls scheduled for August 6.

President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been nominated as the vice president candidate by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, West Bengal Governor, has been named as ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India. BJP President JP Nadda described Mr Dhankhar as a "kisan putra" (farmer's son) who established himself as a "people's governor".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and her Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Wednesday.

Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal Idris Ali on Wednesday sparked another controversy after he accused West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of being communal and alleged that the governor behaves in a communal manner.

State government led by Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly accused Governor Dhankhar of being partisan

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has triggered yet another storm by naming the next Vice Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University (RBU).

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her alleged comment declaring that the Trinamool Congress will observe July 21 as "a day of jihad against the BJP".

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state's University of Health Sciences.

Violence In Howrah: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over the "worsening law and order" situation in the state and inaction by the police and Chief Minister, following protests in several parts of Howrah district.

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to a proposal to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chancellor of all state-run universities, replacing Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, an official said.

Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will take oath as the next Vice President of India' on Thursday.

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the new Vice President of India after defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva by 346 votes.

La Ganesan on Monday evening took oath as the new governor of West Bengal following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been nominated by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as its vice presidential candidate.

Shortly after filing his nomination, National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) vice-presidential candidate West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that he is grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership for this opportunity.

Against Jagdeep Dhankhar, former West Bengal governor who had a long innings with BJP in Rajasthan, Opposition has fielded veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva in the polls scheduled for August 6.

President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been nominated as the vice president candidate by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, West Bengal Governor, has been named as ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India. BJP President JP Nadda described Mr Dhankhar as a "kisan putra" (farmer's son) who established himself as a "people's governor".

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and her Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Wednesday.

Trinamool Congress MLA from West Bengal Idris Ali on Wednesday sparked another controversy after he accused West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of being communal and alleged that the governor behaves in a communal manner.

State government led by Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly accused Governor Dhankhar of being partisan

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has triggered yet another storm by naming the next Vice Chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University (RBU).

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to withdraw her alleged comment declaring that the Trinamool Congress will observe July 21 as "a day of jihad against the BJP".

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to replace the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of the state's University of Health Sciences.

Violence In Howrah: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over the "worsening law and order" situation in the state and inaction by the police and Chief Minister, following protests in several parts of Howrah district.

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday gave its approval to a proposal to make Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chancellor of all state-run universities, replacing Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, an official said.