West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the ruling NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India, BJP chief JP Nadda announced on Saturday.

"After all considerations and consultations, we have decided to announce kisaan putra (farmer's son) Jagdeep Dhankhar as the BJP and NDA's candidate for Vice President," he said at a press conference, adding that he established himself as a "people's Governor".