Manipur Governor La Ganesan given additional charge of West Bengal

“The President of India has accepted his resignation” Jagdeep Dhankhari As the Governor of West Bengal. The President of India has appointed La Ganesan, the Governor of Manipur, to discharge the functions of the Governor of West Bengal on a regular basis, in addition to his own duties, from the date he assumes the office of the Governor of West Bengal. appointed for. Arrangements are made,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan notification said.

NDA’s vice-president candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will file his nomination on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday, Dhankhar met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda in Delhi. He also met Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.

The BJP on Saturday announced West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the vice-presidential election.

Dhankhar was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal in 2019.

Meanwhile, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva has been nominated as the joint opposition candidate for the Vice Presidential election to be held on August 6. Alva will file her nomination on Tuesday.

The Election Commission announced that the election of the 16th Vice President of India will be held on August 6, 2022.

In 2017, the NDA nominated Venkaiah Naidu as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election and became the 15th Vice President of India. His term ends on 10 August 2022.

Yashwant Sinha is the opposition parties’ candidate for the presidential election while Draupadi Murmu is the NDA’s presidential candidate. The presidential election will be held on 18 July.

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