West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday. Mr Dhankar had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence earlier yesterday.<br />''<br />''Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel, Governor of Manipur La. Ganesan and Governor of Himachal Pradesh Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar also called on the Prime Minister.<br />''<br />''Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that Janata Dal (United) will support NDA candidate &nbsp;Jagdeep Dhankhar in the upcoming Vice Presidential election.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In a statement, Mr. Kumar welcomed the announcement of the name of the West Bengal Governor for the second-highest constitutional office in the country. JD(U) has 16 MPs in Lok Sabha and five in the Upper House, including Deputy Chairman Harivansh.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | July 17, 2022 8:21 AM
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to be Vice Presidential candidate of NDA; JDU announces its support to Jagdeep Dhankar