Nadda Appeals To Opposition Parties To Support NDA's Vice-Presidential Pick Jagdeep Dhankhar

Nadda said that Dhankhar's life story reflects the spirit of new India, as he overcame innumerable social and economic hurdles in achieving his goals.

BJP president JP Nadda

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New Delhi: BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday urged the opposition parties to support the ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar and talked about the West Bengal governor's humble background to seek backing from all parties, news agency PTI reported. As per the report, Nadda described Dhankhar as a "kisan putra" (farmer's son) in a bid to emphasise on his farming background and his rise through hard work.

“He has been serving the country for over three decades in different capacities and has proved to be a successful administrator and capable politician,” PTI quoted the BJP chief as saying.

All parties should support him, Nadda added.

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This comes on a day when the opposition decided to announce their vice-presidential candidate. They fielded former Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva as its joint candidate for the vice-presidential election scheduled for August 6.

Notably, Nadda said that Dhankhar's life story reflects the spirit of new India, as he overcame innumerable social and economic hurdles in achieving his goals.

It is to be noted that Jagdeep Dhankhar's election as vice president, who is also the ex-officio chairperson of Rajya Sabha, is almost a certainty, as the BJP has a majority in the electoral college comprising members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Out of Parliament's current strength of 780, the BJP alone has 394 MPs, which is more than the majority mark of 390.