Overview

• Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned effective immediately on July 21, citing health concerns in his letter to President Droupadi Murmu.
• The Press Information Bureau dismissed claims that the vice president’s office or residence was sealed as fake and unfounded.
• The Election Commission has started forming the electoral college of both Houses of Parliament and appointing returning officers for the vice presidential poll.
• Sources indicate the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party intends to nominate a candidate firmly aligned with its ideological priorities.
• Speculation about JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur as a contender has been ruled out by BJP insiders as baseless.