India, July 22 -- With the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday, the office is now up for a fresh high-stakes election to the country's second-highest constitutional post. As far as the numbers are concerned, the ruling NDA has a clear edge.

In both Houses of Parliament, the NDA enjoys a clear majority, which is a crucial factor in the vice presidential election, as votes from members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha decide it.

The 543-member Lok Sabha has one vacant seat -- Basirhat in West Bengal -- while there are five vacancies in the 245-member Rajya Sabha. This brings the effective strength down to 240.

Of the five vacancies in Rajya Sabha, four are from Jammu and Kashmir and one from Punjab, where sitt...