Jagdeep Dhankhar Becomes Third Vice President in India to Resign Before Term Completion
New Delhi — In a significant political development, Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his position as Vice President of India, making him the third in the country’s history to do so mid-term.
Though the specific reasons for Dhankhar’s resignation have not been officially disclosed at the time of reporting, the move has triggered discussions about its potential political implications and historical parallels.
📜 Historical Precedents
Prior to Dhankhar, Vice President V. V. Giri was the first to resign mid-way through his term in 1969, after stepping in as Acting President following the death of President Zakir Hussain on May 3, 1969. Giri later contested and won the presidential election.
The second such instance was B. D. Jatti, who also served as Acting President for a short period following the death of President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed in 1977. However, unlike Giri, Jatti did not resign from the Vice Presidency mid-term but served as Acting President while continuing as Vice President.
With Dhankhar’s resignation, the rare occurrence of a Vice President stepping down before completing the full five-year term comes into renewed focus.
