Jagdeep Dhankhar

‘Never said I was unwell… was prioritising my health’: Jagdeep Dhankhar on his resignation as vice president

February 27, 2026 7:40 am

He was in Rajasthan’s Churu, where he was hosted by former Congress MP Ram Singh Kaswan and former Congress MLA Krishna Poonia

Delhi Confidential: Republic Day Appearance

January 27, 2026 8:52 am

Dhankhar has maintained a stoic silence and remained reclusive following his sudden resignation in the middle of Parliament session last year, citing health issues.

Former V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar in stable condition at AIIMS; blood tests conducted

January 13, 2026 3:57 pm

Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to AIIMS after he fell unconscious twice on January 10.

Ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS after two bouts of unconsciousness

January 12, 2026 6:20 pm

Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Hospitalised: Dhankhar, 74, will undergo an MRI, the officials said.

In first speech after resigning as VP, Jagdeep Dhankhar praises RSS and references his long absence from public spotlight

November 22, 2025 3:38 am

At a book launch event in Bhopal, he praised the RSS as ‘country’s most stabilising force’

Jagdeep Dhankhar turns up for his successor's swearing-in as Vice-President: 'There was no awkwardness'

September 13, 2025 1:46 am

Seated alongside his predecessors M Venkaiah Naidu and Hamid Ansari, Dhankhar chatted with the former and stayed back for a customary high tea. “He asked his aide to note down the names of those who want to meet him,” says an MP

The new Vice President should let himself be guided by nothing but the Constitution

September 11, 2025 6:56 am

C P Radhakrishnan must navigate the demands of his office under a third-term government wielding a stern loyalty test, in a time when the lines between government and opposition have hardened

Congress leader, feisty on Ayodhya row: As Dhankhar seeks pension for MLA stint in Rajasthan, a look back

September 02, 2025 1:25 pm

Dhankhar, who was Cong's Kishangarh MLA from 1993-98, lauded Places of Worship Act during an Assembly debate, saying it was meant to “delink religion and politics”, and attacked RSS

Why Jagdeep Dhankhar is at home in INLD chief Abhay Chautala’s farmhouse

September 02, 2025 7:42 pm

Devi Lal first brought Dhankhar into politics, and the relations between the former V-P and the Chautalas continue to be very strong

Dhankhar’s day out: First to dentist, then to farmhouse owned by Abhay Chautala

September 02, 2025 6:12 am

The choice of the farmhouse by Dhankhar, whose sudden resignation on July 21 on the first day of the Monsoon Session remains as much a matter of speculation as what he has been doing since, is not a surprise.