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color: #e4e5e6\">Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned on July\u202f21, 2025, citing health reasons and the need to prioritize care<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:33.49515%;width:88.59223%;height:75.72816%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-79475961-8471-4a18-94f4-714b0d59426b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-33659b02-66e4-4830-ae7d-1224cab019c8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.3333333333333333)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:21.91780821917808% 0% 0% 0% \/ 17.094017094017094% 0% 0% 0%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b2669e29-e471-4bd9-997e-74ea24a8337e\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:171.33968%;height:100%;left:-35.66984%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/vice-president-jagdeep-dhankhar-resigns-to-prioritise-health-as-monsoon-parliament-session-kicks-off.webp\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"67b4da73-f684-410d-9c11-ac6defc3b901\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-2b313aea-f953-4ff7-b59e-f48797fe0b7e\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-123.80952%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-73ef6f09-7b34-4ac6-b445-38342f603249\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-cf19c7bb-554d-43ab-b975-a7593d356bc2\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-d096751b-465c-471e-ab31-e1dfb5099152\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.3333333333333333)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fcefab\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c6df37fb-8842-4dd1-b174-38b569469121\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.99029%;top:3.07443%;width:71.35922%;height:22.65372%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-2b313aea-f953-4ff7-b59e-f48797fe0b7e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-123.80952%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-73ef6f09-7b34-4ac6-b445-38342f603249\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 1.4285714285714286% 1.4285714285714286% 1.4285714285714286% 1.4285714285714286%\" id=\"el-d1635015-2127-441d-b86d-70eca163f86f\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.8816326530612246% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:0.9;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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color: #fff\">On July\u202f23, the EC began preparing the electoral college list, appointing returning officers, and setting up the schedule<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:33.49515%;width:88.59223%;height:75.72816%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7d89e5ce-28e7-4eaa-ad28-bb63c878e1bc\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-13860d79-1086-4615-8931-34b772cf00b5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.3333333333333333)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:21.91780821917808% 0% 0% 0% \/ 17.094017094017094% 0% 0% 0%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-63de7a26-2613-45be-b900-6e9b2a2ad211\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:137.08227%;height:100%;left:-18.54113%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images.png\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"50b6f0d7-b1c3-471d-bdf2-179b3f4df382\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-863b80f8-c289-41e7-9978-ce95906951c1\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-123.80952%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-2589a013-18ad-43f9-844e-f8b5d60f6780\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"rotateZ(-180deg)\",\"rotateZ(0deg)\"]},\"delay\":500,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-68d6c97b-7c85-480a-a199-44756d610e24\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-db10869f-6fe5-4011-909c-6c7f0d30a707\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.3333333333333333)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2500,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#a46142\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-3e229cb3-cbb8-4d50-ac71-ccaaa7d21b6b\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:16.99029%;top:3.07443%;width:71.35922%;height:21.84466%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-863b80f8-c289-41e7-9978-ce95906951c1\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-123.80952%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-2589a013-18ad-43f9-844e-f8b5d60f6780\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:rotateZ(-180deg)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% 0.6802721088435374% \/ 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816% 1.4814814814814816%\" id=\"el-ab79d44b-addd-4c89-b8e6-a06d9e8b80b0\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:2.1168367346938775% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.436893em;line-height:0.9;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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