India’s Opposition Parties have opted to field former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar against NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind in the July 17 presidential election.

The NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind filed his nomination papers in New Delhi on June 23, 2017.

The Queen delivered the speech from the Throne announcing the government's legislative programmes for the next two years at the State Opening of Parliament.

The party led by 32 year old French President Emmanuel Macron, La Republique en Marche has secured a comfortable majority in the present election.