Overview

• Speaking at an Opposition event, Rahul Gandhi said there is a “big story” behind Jagdeep Dhankhar stepping down and his subsequent silence.
• He recalled learning of the July 21 resignation from K. C. Venugopal, saying the message was that the vice president “is gone.”
• Dhankhar has remained out of public view since quitting on health grounds, a sharp contrast to his previously forceful presence in the Rajya Sabha.
• Hindustan Times reported that some people familiar with the matter linked the exit to differences over impeachment notices related to Justice Yashwant Varma, a claim not confirmed by officials.
• The Election Commission has set the vice-presidential poll for September 9, with the NDA backing C. P. Radhakrishnan and the Opposition fielding former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy.