NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind has an impressive political career and an honest legacy. In a masterstroke, the BJP chose a Dalit which is important to counter anti-Dalit charges against the party. So far, the country has seen just one Dalit president in KR Narayanan. If Kovind is sworn in as president on July 25, he will become the seventh youngest person to be anointed to the coveted post. So far, the country has seen just one Dalit president in KR Narayanan.

Source: India Today July 17, 2017 04:30 UTC