Next Vice President: The election of Vice President in the country is now very close. Voting will take place on 9 September and the results will also come on the same day. The last date for filling the nomination is 21 August and the last date for withdrawal of the name is 25 August.
This election is in discussion because Jagdeep Dhankhar suddenly resigned from the post of Vice President on the night of 21 July, while his term was till 10 August 2027.
The NDA has made it clear that the final decision of the candidate will be taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President JP Nadda. This time there is more likely to be BJP’s candidate. There are many names in the race, but two leaders are said to be at the forefront-Thawarchand Gehlot and Om Mathur.
Thawarchand Gehlot: Fits in experience and ethnic equation
Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot (77) is counted among senior and trusted leaders of BJP. He has been the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha and has also been a Union Minister. Gehlot, who was a member of the BJP’s highest policy -making unit Parliamentary Board, comes from the Dalit community and also has administrative experiences.
Political journey of Thawarchand Gehlot
- 1980: Became MLA for the first time
- 1990: Minister of State in Madhya Pradesh Government
- 1996: First reached Lok Sabha (Shajapur, MP)
- 1998: Won again Lok Sabha
- 1999: For the third time Lok Sabha member and BJP Parliamentary Party Chief Whip
- 2002: BJP’s National Secretary, Northeast In -charge
- 2004: Lok Sabha, BJP Vice President for the fourth time
- 2012: Rajya Sabha member
- 2014: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
- 2018: Rajya Sabha member for the second time
- 2019: Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
- 2021: Governor of Karnataka appointed
Om Mathur: Modi-Shah’s close strategist
Sikkim Governor Om Mathur (73) comes from Rajasthan and has strong faces of BJP organization. He was in charge of the Gujarat elections, when Modi was the Chief Minister, and is also considered reliable of Amit Shah. Mathur organization, who was a campaigner in the RSS, specializes in skills and political strategy.
Om Mathur’s political journey
- 1972: RSS pracharak
- 1988: join BJP
- 1990: Rajasthan BJP General Secretary
- 2002: BJP’s central in -charge
- 2004: BJP’s National Secretary
- 2005: BJP’s National General Secretary
- 2008: Rajasthan BJP President
- 2008: Rajya Sabha member
- 2014: BJP’s National Vice President
- 2016: Rajya Sabha member for the second time
- 2024: Governor of Sikkim
Other potential contenders for the Vice President
Harivansh Narayan Singh – Acceptable face among Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, JDU leader, NDA colleagues.
Acharya Devavrata – Governor of Gujarat, former Haryana Governor, deep connection with education and culture, RSS background.
VK Saxena – The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, administrative experience, joined the indigenous movement.
Manoj Sinha – Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Article 370 after removing an important role in administrative stability.
Seshadri Chari – Deep understanding in former RSS pracharak, BJP’s conceptual strategist, foreign policy and security matters.
How are the Vice President elected?
- Formation of Electoral Board – All elected and nominated members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are involved.
- Election notification – The Election Commission releases dates.
- Enrollment process – The candidate needs at least 20 MPs proposers and 20 MPs as supporters.
- Publicity – Only MPs are voters, so publicity is in limited scope.
- Voting – MPs marks the candidates on the ballot order (1, 2, 3 …).
- Count and result – The candidate who gets more than 50% valid vote is declared the winner.