New Delhi, July 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):India got its first tribal President, today. as Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60 percent 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. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with senior members of his Cabinet and BJP chief JP Nadda, visited Ms Murmu to congratulate her. Celebrations broke out across the country, complete with sweets and colourful tribal dances.
“I heartily congratulate Srimati Droupadi Murmu on her victory in the Presidential Election 2022. I hope – indeed, every Indian hopes – that as the 15th President of India she functions as the Custodian of the Constitution without fear or favour. I join my fellow countrymen in extending best wishes to her,” read a statement from Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
The counting process started at 11 at the Parliament House and after preliminaries, the actual counting started at 1.30 pm. The trends became clear after the first round where Ms Murmu stood at 39 per cent.
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