Jagdeep Dhankhar

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Jagdeep Dhankhar is a former BJP politician and lawyer. He is known for being the 28th Governor of West Bengal. In July 2022, he made headlines after being chosen as a Vice-President electoral candidate by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and in August 2022 he assumed the office of the Vice President of India.After completing his B.Sc LLB in 1979, Jagdeep Dhankhar began practising law as an advocate in Rajasthan.On 10 November 1979, Jagdeep Dhankhar was enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Rajasthan.In 1987, Jagdeep Dhankhar was appointed as the President of the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association. With the appointment, he became the youngest President of the Bar association of Rajasthan.In 1988, Jagdeep Dhankhar began his political career by joining the Janata Dal (JD).In the same year, Jagdeep Dhankhar contested the 9th Lok Sabha elections from the Janata Dal, and he was elected as a member of parliament from the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. He remained an MP till the end of 1991.On 27 March 1990, Jagdeep Dhankhar was appointed as a senior advocate in the Rajasthan High Court. He remained at the post till 2019.On 21 April 1990, Jagdeep Dhankhar was appointed as a Union Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; he held the ministry till the end of 1990.From January 1990 to May 1990, Jagdeep Dhankhar served as the chairman of several parliamentary committees such as the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House, General Purposes Committee, and Committee of Privileges.In 1990, Jagdeep Dhankhar began practising law in the Supreme Court, where he focused mainly on the litigation pertaining to Steel, Coal, Mine, and International Commercial Arbitration. He has fought cases in several high courts across India.