The electorate, comprising elected Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members and members of state assemblies, is tilted in favour of the NDA, but the opposition is still working to seek support of some regional parties in favour of their candidate. More From Livemint »Both Kovind, a former Bihar governor, and Kumar, the former Lok Sabha speaker, have held a series of meetings across states to garner support for their candidature. A total of 13 vacancies in Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be filled up after the presidential elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA has 5,37,683 votes, including votes of the Shiv Sena, and the shortage is around 12,000 votes. While two observers will be present in the Parliament House, one each will be deployed in the respective state assemblies.

Source: Mint July 16, 2017 12:56 UTC