Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post of Vice President.
New Delhi: Amidst the monsoon session of Parliament, Jagdeep resigned as Vice President from Dhankhar. He has become the third Vice President to resign during his tenure. Even before this, there have been two Vice Presidents who resigned during their tenure. Although after the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar, on one hand, the opposition is constantly being questioned, the BJP and allies are discussing about the new face. There are many names in this race too, although no decision has been taken on it yet. Let us know which Vice President has resigned during his tenure before Jagdeep Dhankhar.
VV Giri resigns from the post of Vice President
Actually, Jagdeep Dhankhar is the third person to resign from the post of Vice President. Earlier, VV Giri also resigned as Vice President. He took over as the acting President after the death of the then President Zakir Hussain on 3 May 1969. VV Giri resigned as Vice President on 2 July 1969 and contested the presidential election as an independent candidate. He was the first Vice President VV Giri to not complete his term.
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat also resigned
Apart from this, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat resigned as Vice President on 21 July 2007 after losing the presidential election against Congress -led UPA candidate Pratibha Patil. After the resignation of Bheron Singh Shekhawat, the post of Vice President remained vacant for 21 days, after which Mohammad Hamid Ansari was elected to the post. Although Vice Presidents R Venkatarman, Shankar Dayal Sharma and KR Narayanan also resigned from their posts, after being elected President. Krishnakant was the only Vice President who died while holding the post. He breathed his last on 27 July 2002.
Dhankhar resigns to President
Let us know that the monsoon session started on 21 July. On this day, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from the post of Vice President. Dhankhar submitted his resignation to President Draupadi Murmu. He cited health reasons in his resignation. In his resignation sent to President Draupadi Murmu, he said, “According to Article 67 (A) of the Constitution, I resign from the post of Vice President of India with immediate effect to give priority to health care and to follow the doctor’s advice.”
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