Next Vice President Likely To Be From BJP And Not Nitish Kumar: Report

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to nominate a seasoned leader from within its own ranks for the post of Vice President, top sources in the party have told NDTV. This puts to rest speculation that the saffron party might consider key allies like Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar for the position vacated by Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation.

"The Vice President will be someone closely associated with the party's ideology," a senior BJP leader said, underlining that the choice would reflect the party’s core values.

Earlier, a meeting between JDU leader and Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur and BJP president JP Nadda had sparked rumours of the ally being considered for the role. However, BJP insiders dismissed the buzz, clarifying that it was merely a routine interaction. They also stressed that the party had “not spoken to the JDU leadership about the Vice President post.”