India News | PM Modi Hosts Farewell Dinner for Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind in the national capital on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind in the national capital on Friday.
Several Padma awardees and many tribal leaders were present on the occasion.
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First lady Savita Kovind was also present at the event.
Notably, the tenure of the outgoing President is coming to an end on July 24. President-elect Droupadi Murmu will be sworn in as India's 15th President on July 25 in the Central Hall of Parliament.
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To facilitate members to attend the ceremony, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet that day at 2 pm instead of 11 am.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana will administer the oath to Murmu.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a certificate of the election to NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu as the next President of India.
Droupadi Murmu, who was BJP-led NDA's candidate in the Presidential election defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. (ANI)
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