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Murmu is the first President to be born after independence and is the youngest to occupy the top post. She is also the second woman to become the President.
Murmu, 64, scripted history on Thursday after defeating Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha in a one-sided contest. She would become India's first tribal President.
He was speaking at the inaugural 'Justice S. B. Sinha Memorial Lecture' on 'Life of a Judge' organised by National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi.
Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming the country's first tribal President, defeating the Opposition's joint candidate Yashwant Sinha.
As there is no BJP legislator in the 140-member state Assembly, it was generally expected that the entire votes would be polled to opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha.
She will be the first President to be born after independence and is the youngest to occupy the top post. She is also the second woman to become the President.
Running coalitions is a tough challenge, but the task becomes complicated if the chief minister is the leader of the minor group, and constantly looks up to the larger group.
100 per cent voting by MLAs was reported from Chattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Sikkim, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu.
The counting of votes will take place at Parliament House on July 21 and the next President will take oath on July 25.
The NDA has fielded West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar for the post.