Goa, July 24 -- A dramatic sequence of events has gripped the political capital as Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's surprise resignation came just hours after tensions flared between the Rajya Sabha Chairman and the government over an Opposition-backed impeachment notice against a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court.

The controversy erupted after Dhankhar acknowledged in the Upper House a motion signed by 63 Opposition MPs seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing allegations of corruption following a cash seizure at his Delhi residence earlier this year.

The move reportedly caught the government off guard. Sources revealed that two senior central ministers - Union Health Minister and Leader of the Rajya Sabha ...