Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind named NDA's presidential candidate

Presidential election will take place on July 17, a week before Mukherjee's term comes to an end

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Monday announced that Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind had been chosen as the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA's) candidate for the coming Presidential polls on July 17. Kovind could file his nomination on June 23, Shah added. 

Soon after, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi extended its support to the NDA candidate. The result of the President election will be announced on July 20, five days before President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 25.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan