India, July 21 -- Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday resigned from his post as Vice President of India, citing health reasons and medical advice. His resignation came hours after he chaired the Rajya Sabha's first Monsoon session.

In his resignation letter, Dhankhar expressed gratitude to President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Union Cabinet of Ministers. He said he felt proud to have been a part of India's development as an economic power and as a global entity.

Born on May 18, 1951, in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district's Kithana village, Jagdeep Dhankhar has undertaken a long journey, right from Rajasthan's Bar Council to the office of the Vice President of India.

He is married to Dr Sudesh Dhankhar and has one daughter,...