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Indian Presidential Election 2022

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The ruling NDA and the opposition both declared their nominees for the upcoming presidential polls in July, with the BJP’s parliamentary board nominating former Jharkhand governor Droupadi Murmu, who hails from Odisha and will be the first Tribal woman to be President of India. The Opposition declared former finance minister Yashwant Sinha as its candidate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan first time after her assumption of office on July 25.
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