Voting held in India to elect next president

STORY: Voting held in India to elect next president DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India Gate 2. various of the president house of India 3. various of the parliament building of India 4. various of the headquarters of BJP, main ruling party in India 5. various of traffic STORYLINE: Voting to elect the next president of India began on Monday across the country as the incumbent president Ram Nath Kovind will complete his five-year term later this week. Elected representatives from Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) across all the states cast their votes to elect the country's 15th president. The counting of votes is slated to take place on Thursday. Ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu is expected to win the election against the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha, as NDA had a majority in both the Houses of Parliament and most states' assemblies. Both Murmu and Sinh

INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE

INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE

(220718) -- GUWAHATI, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) wait in a queue to cast their vote for presidential election at Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, July 18, 2022. Voting to elect the next president of India began on Monday across the country as the incumbent Ram Nath Kovind will complete his five-year term later this week. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua)

INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE

INDIA-ASSAM-GUWAHATI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-VOTE

(220718) -- GUWAHATI, July 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) wait in a queue to cast their vote for presidential election at Assam Legislative Assembly in Guwahati, India's northeastern state of Assam, July 18, 2022. Voting to elect the next president of India began on Monday across the country as the incumbent Ram Nath Kovind will complete his five-year term later this week. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua)