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India News | Bihar CM Congratulates Murmu on Winning Presidential Poll

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday congratulated NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu on being elected as the next President of the country.

India News | Bihar CM Congratulates Murmu on Winning Presidential Poll

Patna, Jul 21 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday congratulated NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu on being elected as the next President of the country.

“I heartily congratulate Droupadi Murmu on her victory in the Presidential Election 2022,” Kumar said in a statement.

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad and state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal also congratulated Murmu on her victory.

Murmu won by an overwhelming margin against joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha after receiving over 64 per cent valid votes to succeed Ram Nath Kovid to become the country's 15th president.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)