After the President, the Vice-President of India plays its role of the 2nd most important authoritative body, who also acts as the ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Since the inception of the post, there have been a total of 13 Vice-Presidents of India. Let's have a look at the list.

From Radhakrishnan to Dhankhar: A complete list of India’s Vice-Presidents from 1952 to 2025 | PICS

India Prepares to Elect Next VP: India is all set to elect its next Vice President following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar in July. The contest has turned into a high-stakes political battle between CP Radhakrishnan and Justice (Retd.) B. Sudarshan Reddy. Who will secure the crucial constitutional role? 


India Prepares to Elect Next Vice President: Radhakrishnan vs Sudershan Reddy, Who Will Win? 

 In an X post, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took aim at PM Modi's brief message on social media, calling him out for the lack of "magnanimity" and suggesting that Dhankhar's resignation as forced and that the "kisanputra was not even being given a dignified farewell."

Congress questions PM Modi's ‘lukewarm’ response to Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation, labels him ‘supreme master of hypocrisy’

While these speculations create a buzz on social media, there is no official confirmation on nominations for Dhankhar’s successor. The election to pick the next VP will be held within 60 days.

Who will be next vice president of India? Speculations float after Jagdeep Dhankhar’s exit

After Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, let's have a look at a famous incident from 1969 when Mohammad Hidayatullah became the first and to date only Indian to serve in the President, Vice President and Chief Justice of India (CJI) office.

An Indian judge once served as President, Vice-President and CJI - Who is he and how was this possible

As Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar announces his resignation citing health reasons, the post remains vacant. Here’s how the next vice president of India will be elected.

How will India elect its next vice president after Jagdeep Dhankhar steps down?

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned from his post on Monday (Jul 21) citing health reasons. 



‘To prioritise health’: Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns from his post

Vice President Dhankhar referred to the US raid that happened on May 2, 2011, in Pakistan to kill the mastermind of the September 11 attacks. India news pakistan

Operation Sindoor and Osama Bin Laden's killing SIMILAR? Indian VP hails 'deepest-ever cross-border strike' on Pak terror sites

India News: The Supreme Court, he said, had also overturned verdicts by nine high courts on the imposition of emergency, which he called “the darkest phase in democratic history”, and the suspension of fundamental rights.

‘Parliament is supreme,’ says Dhankhar in fresh attack on judiciary over powers

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Watch | Modi, Dhankhar in splits after Indonesia's Subianto says he has 'Indian DNA'

Earlier this month, at least 60 opposition lawmakers signed the notice for the removal of Dhankhar from his post of the Rajya Sabha chairman, alleging that they did not have trust in him and that he was "biased."



Indian oppn's impeachment notice against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar dismissed

Rajya Sabha's Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday (Dec 19) dismissed the impeachment notice given by Indian opposition lawmakers seeking the removal of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the news agency PTI reported citing sources.

The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 amid the continuing standoff between the treasury benches and the Opposition over the no-trust notice against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Huge ruckus in Rajya Sabha amid no-trust notice against Chairman Dhankhar, house adjourned

The Opposition Alliance, INDIA bloc, is set to introduce a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar. The motion, to be filed under Article 67(B) of the Indian Constitution, has the backing of several opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Samajwadi Party (SP), reported India Today.

Opposition INDIA Bloc to move no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar issued a rare rebuke to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday (Dec 3), saying the promises made to the farmers of the country were not fulfilled.

‘Policy making not on right track,’ VP Dhankhar issues rare rebuke to Modi govt over farmers' protest

Institutions, including Election Commission and investigative agencies, perform their duty under tight situations and an observation can “despirit” them, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said.

VP Dhankhar warns against undermining institutions after SC’s ‘caged parrot’ comment on CBI

India’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday (Aug 10) condemned the opposition Congress party over remarks prophesying Bangladesh-like anti-government uprising in India.

‘Concerning,’ VP Dhankhar condemns Congress for ‘Bangladesh could happen in India’ remark

Opposition parties staged a walkout in Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian Parliament) on Friday (Aug 9) in support of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan. The walkout led by Congress stalwart Sonia Gandhi, happened after Jaya Bachchan got into a heated exchange with Indian Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over being introduced as 'Jaya Amitabh Bachchan'.

India: Jaya Bachchan gets in heated clash with Rajya Sabha Chair Jagdeep Dhankhar - 'Don't school me'

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh asked the Indian government to increase the budget for jails, considering the ongoing arrests. His appeal made the Upper House of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) burst into laughter, but it was Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's cheeky response went viral on social media.

Watch VP Jagdeep Dhankhar's response to Sanjay Singh's 'increase jail budget' remarks

India's Vice President Jadgeep Dhankhar said that the country does not need lessons from anybody in the world on the rule of law to assert that the world's largest democracy is a unique one as well.

'Corruption a passage to jail': VP Dhankhar's indirect swipe at US, Germany's remarks on Kejriwal's arrest

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial. PM Modi joined other ministers to pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary. Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was also seen arriving at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial.

Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Vajpayee helped shape post independence domestic & foreign policy

Reacting to Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's action of mimicking Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the MPs of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies staged a unique protest in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (Dec 20) to express solidarity with the leader.

MPs stand in solidarity with India’s vice-president as Dhankhar says ‘won’t tolerate’ insult of office

In a video, Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was caught mimicking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in a protest being held by opposition outside the Parliament, while leaders like Congress' Rahul Gandhi were seen taking videos on their mobile phones and others laughing at the act.

India’s vice president reacts after MP mimics him as Rahul Gandhi shoots video, calls it ‘shameful’

India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged the students of the Indian Institute of Technology in Dhanbad to invent a machine that can count cash faster, referring to the recent operation by the authorities where over $42 million in black money has been unearthed from a Congress leader.

Indian VP Dhankhar urges students to 'invent' machine that counts cash faster amid $42mn cash haul