India, July 22 -- Did former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's move to kickstart the impeachment process of justice Yashwant Varma in the Rajya Sabha take the government, which wanted the process to go through the Lok Sabha, by surprise?

Was this the trigger that prompted the now former Vice President's sudden resignation on Monday night?

On Tuesday, theories surrounding Dhankhar's exit swirled around Delhi's political circles, gathering momentum from the government's delayed response to his resignation -- the Prime Minister's message came at 12.13pm, 15 hours and 18 minutes after the resignation was posted at 9.25pm by the Vice President's X handle -- as well as the promptness with which Rashtrapati Bhavan accepted the resignation, whi...