Year on, ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar yet to get official house

More than a year after his resignation, former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has not yet moved into an official government house. He continues to reside in a private farmhouse owned by Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Singh Chautala in Delhi's Chhatarpur. No official house has been allotted to him yet. When questioned, Dhankhar's office did not comment on any proposed allotment.

Dhankhar abruptly resigned on July 21, 2025, following his admission of an Opposition-sponsored notice in the Rajya Sabha to investigate former Delhi high court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma. Despite this, the Lok Sabha had also admitted a similar notice supported by all parties. In his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu, Dhankhar stated that he wished to prioritize healthcare and follow medical advice.

Opposition leaders, however, alleged that he was pressured to resign. According to the vice-president's pension, housing, and other facilities rules, a retired vice-president is entitled to live rent-free in a furnished residence at the station of his choice anywhere in India, including water and electricity charges, for the remainder of his life.

If government-owned accommodation is available at the chosen location, it must be a Type-VIII bungalow. If not, the highest class of central government housing is allotted. The new secretariat of capital development was not informed of Dhankhar's request. Dhankhar's predecessor, M Venkaiah Naidu, moved to a sprawling bungalow at 1, Thyagraj Marg with his family six weeks after his retirement in August 2022.

However, Dhankhar shifted to Chautala's farmhouse on September 1, 2025, which he considers an interim arrangement.