Inside Track On How J Dhankhar Ran Out Of Options, Quit As Vice President

Before Jagdeep Dhankhar announced his shock resignation as Vice President on Monday, citing health reasons, several moves were being made on the political chessboard behind the scenes that may have played a key role in the decision. NDTV had reported earlier on Tuesday that Mr Dhankhar's call to accept a motion by opposition MPs on the removal of High Court Justice Yashwant Varma - at whose house bundles of cash were allegedly found - did not sit well with the Union government, which wanted to take a lead on the issue. The government was caught completely by surprise, however, when Mr Dhankhar, as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, accepted the opposition MPs' motion without even informing it. This set in motion a chain of events, details of which have been accessed by NDTV, which eventually led to Mr Dhankhar resigning as Vice President in a matter of hours.