Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President on 25 July
India got its first tribal President as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60 per cent of the total vote value.
Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha conceded defeat after three rounds of counting.
The President-elect will take oath on July 25. Droupadi Murmu got 64.03 per cent of total vote value after three rounds of counting. Yashwant Sinha ended up with 35.97 per cent.
Murmu received 2,824 votes with a value of 4,83,299. Sinha received 1,877 votes with a value of 1,89,876. A value of 5,43,000 is required for a victory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with senior members of his Cabinet and BJP chief JP Nadda, visited Murmu to congratulate her. Celebrations broke out across the country, complete with sweets and colourful tribal dances.
“Smt. Droupadi Murmu Ji has been an outstanding MLA and Minister. She had an excellent tenure as Jharkhand Governor. I am certain she will be an outstanding President who will lead from the front and strengthen India’s development journey,” PM Modi tweeted.