New Delhi, July 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ghanshyam Tiwari, who was in the Chair, on Tuesday announced that Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation as Vice President of India has been accepted by the President of India Draupadi Murmu. Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh was seen chairing the proceedings after Dhankhar's resignation.

The Chair said that the Ministry of Home Affairs has, wide it's notification, conveyed resignation of Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar under 67A of the Constitution with immediate effect

The announcement was made just before the upper house of Parliament was adjourned until 2:00 PM today.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X, saying, "Jagdeep Dhankhar has got many o...