Smt. Murmu Is India's New President

India got its first tribal President yesterday as NDA choice Droupadi Murmu scooped up over 60% of the total vote value. On the other hand, opposition’s Yashwant Sinha conceded defeat after 3 rounds of counting. The President-elect will take oath on July 25.

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Droupadi Murmu got 64.03% of the total vote value after 3 rounds of counting. Yashwant Sinha ended up with 35.97%. Ms Murmu received 2,824 votes with a value of 6,76,803. Mr Sinha received 1,877 votes with a value of 3,80,177. A value of 5,43,000 is required for a victory.

M Modi and senior members of his Cabinet and BJP chief JP Nadda visited Ms Murmu to congratulate her. Celebrations broke out across the country, with sweets and colourful tribal dances.

At 64, Ms. Murmu will be the youngest and India's first president to be born after Independence.

"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. Governors, cabinet ministers, CM and leaders of various political parties sent congratulatory messages for Ms Murmu.

Opposition leaders congratulated her, including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.